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Famous American Documents

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  • Charters of the Virginia Company of London

    Charters of the Virginia Company of London

    documentWritten bt King James I
    Guranteed English rights to the colonists
    Authorized the establishment of the colonies
  • Virginia Declaration of Rights

    Virginia Declaration of Rights

    DocumentWritten by George Mason
    Model for the Bill of Rights
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    full DOIAffirmed certain unalienable rights:
    Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
    Written mostly by Thomas Jefferson
  • Virginia Statute for Religous Freedom

    Virginia Statute for Religous Freedom

    DocumentBasis for the first amendment to the US Constitution which gurantees religous freedom.
    Written by Thomas Jefferson
  • Articles of the Confederation

    Articles of the Confederation

    document
    The first form of national government.
    It created a weak central government.
    Written by Second Continental Congress
    Written by the 2nd Continental Congeress
  • Constitution

    Constitution

    [Document](http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html)Establishes the structure of the US government Equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected
    Written by the Constitutional Convention