Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Charters of the Virginia Company
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
Written in 1215, asserted that the king (government) would not violate the rights of his subjects.
List of the rights that the government would not violate
Authored by Thomas Jefferson and stated that Virginia's would be free to worship how they pleased.
Issued by British King James I to the Virginia Company of London; stated that the rights of Englishmen travel to the colonies in the New World
Created the first national government for the American colonies/states.