SOL 2b Founding Documents

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What document served as a model for the Bill of Rights? Options: Declaration of Independence, Magna Carta, Virginia Declaration of Rights, Articles of Confederation

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Virginia Declaration of Rights

Front

What document listed grievances against the king of England?

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Declaration of Independence

Front

What document created the first national government for the United States?

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Articles of Confederation

Front

What document established the idea that everyone is subject to the law?

Back

Magna Carta

Front

What document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to colonists?

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Charters of the Virginia Company

Front

What document establishes the structure of the current U.S. government?

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U.S. Constitution

Front

What document affirmed the idea that all people are created equal?

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Declaration of Independence

Front

What document created a weak central government?

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Articles of Confederation

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

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to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

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What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?

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Bill of Rights