Historical Document Review

A charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John "Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom

• Magna Carta

• Historical Document

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Guaranteed colonists the same rights as Englishmen

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Historical Document

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

• Mayflower Compact

• Historical Document

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

statement of religious liberty, written by Thomas Jefferson

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Historical Document

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

a declaration of citizens' rights issued by the Virginia Convention and written by George Mason

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Historical Document

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.

• Declaration of Independence

• Historical Document

• Magna Carta

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

• Articles of Confederation

• Historical Document

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Mayflower Compact

The Magna Carta contributed the principle of _______ to the US Constitution.

• Rule of Law

• Historical Document

• Consent of the Governed

• Democracy

The Articles of Confederation contributed the principle of _______ to the US Constitution.

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

• Democracy

• Individual Rights

The Declaration of Independence contributed the principle of _______ to the US Constitution.

• Consent of the Governed

• Representative Government

• Individual Rights

• Rule of Law