Matching Pairs Documents MatchingOnline version Documents Matching by Michael Loret 1 Articles of Confederation 2 Declaration of Independence 3 US Constitution 4 George Mason 5 Virginia Declaration of Rights 6 Thomas Jefferson 7 Magna Carta 8 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 9 Charters of the Virginia Company Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions Established that the government (king) is responsible to his people -Breakup letter -Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain -Declared colonists' independence from Great Britain -Affirmed certain inalienable rights -Established the principle that people are equal under the law Says that the rights of Englishmen were guaranteed to English colonists in the New World Authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence -Establishes the basic structure of the United States government -Guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of minorities protected -Affirms individual worth and the dignity of all people -Protects fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press assembly, and petition Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution of the United States of America -Established the first form of national government for the independent states -Maintained that major powers resided with individual states -Weakness of central government led to the writing of the US Constitution Authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights
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