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Established the notion that no man, King or not, is above the law. Set the principle for the United States' Constitutions' Bill of Rights which contains the First Amendment.
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Set the tone for the English Revolution that overthrew King Charles I. Set the tone for the American Revolution nearly 150 years later.
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1663, the Colony of Rhode Island adopts Religious Freedom, a crucial part of the First Amendment.
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Another cause for religious freedom which is a staple right guaranteed by the First Amendment.
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Put on trial for libel after Zenger criticized a royal governor, he was defended by Andrew Hamilton and acquitted of the charges. Set the standard that truth is a defense to libel.
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Jonathan Mayhew coined the term which came to life as Americans were being unjustly taxed by British parliament without having representation in parliament.
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In a protest of unfair laws passed by British officials, a mob formed and before a melee happened, British forced opened fire on civilians.
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After British government passed unfair taxes on tea products, several Sons of Liberty members and patriots dressed as indians and boarded a British cargo ship, and tossed all tea products into Boston Harbor
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Bill passed by Virginia that reflects the inherent rights of man.
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Thomas Jefferson finished the final draft of the Declaration of Independence which will formally make the United States a country in which the rights of man are guaranteed.
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The Federalist Papers, essay written by Alexander Hamilton, pushed for the final ratification of the United States constitution.
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Virginia becomes the 11th state to approve the Bill of Rights, therefore ratifying it.
