U.S. Constitution

Created a central government without much power and only one branch (no executive or judicial branch only a legislative branch).

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Bill of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

Gave the Virginia Company the right to found a new colony and set up rules for people going to the colony.

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

Gives our current government it's structure and power with legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

Its weaknesses led to the writing of the US Constitution.

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

It declared the colonies freedom from Great Britain.

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

It influenced James Madison to write the Bill of Rights.

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

Listed colonists grievances against the king of Great Britain.

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Limited the power of the King of England.

• Magna Carta

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

Created a confederation that established a system of cooperation among the independent states where major powers were held by individual state governments.

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

Established the freedom of religious beliefs and opinions for the citizens of Virginia.

• Magna Carta

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London