Wyatt CE 2b II

Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

– stated grievances against the king of Great Britain

– declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain

– affirmed “certain unalienable rights” (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious

Established the idea that all people are equal under the law

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Declaration of Independence

Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights, did all of the following -

• established the structure of the United States government.

• guaranteed equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected.

• stated grievances against the king of Great Britain

• affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people.

• protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

The excerpt "that all men are created equal" comes from what document that influences the US Constitution? 

• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
• Articles of Confederation

Which document written by Thomas Jefferson focused on religious beliefs?

• Constitution of the United States
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

The Bill of Rights (first ten amendments attached to the Constitution) was modeled after what document written by George Mason?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Rule of Law
• US Constitution

This document provides the unalienable rights, declares the colonies independence from Great Britain, and lists grievances against the king.

• Declaration of Independence
• VA Declaration of Rights
• Bill of Rights

This document will guarantee the rights of Englishmen to the colonist

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• Charters of the VA Company of London
• Magna Carta