Matching Pairs Documents MatchingOnline version Documents Matching by Michael Loret 1 Charters of the Virginia Company 2 Declaration of Independence 3 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 4 Magna Carta 5 George Mason 6 Virginia Declaration of Rights 7 US Constitution 8 Articles of Confederation 9 Thomas Jefferson Authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights Says that the rights of Englishmen were guaranteed to English colonists in the New World Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution of the United States of America Authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence -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 -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 -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 Established that the government (king) is responsible to his people Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions
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