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Foundations of Gov't

cards about the 6 founding documents

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Who wrote the Magna Carta? King John
Who wrote The Charters of the VA Company of London King James 1
Who wrote the Mayflower Compact William Bradford
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? George Mason
Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
When was the Magna Carta written? 1215
When was the Charters of the VA Company of London written? 1606
When was the Mayflower Compact written? 1620
When was the Virginia Declaration of Rights written? 1776
When was the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom written and when was it adopted? written; 1779 adopted; 1786
When was the Declaration of Independence written? July 4, 1776
Why was the Magna Carta written? to limit the power of the king and to protect the people
Why was the Charters of the VA company of London written? to establish a new England colony (Jamestown)
Why was the Mayflower Compact written? to establish a self-government and laws in the Plymouth colony
Why was the Virginia Declaration of Rights written? to clearly state what rights were given to virginians
Why was the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom written? to have religious freedom in Virginia
Why was the Declaration of Independence written? to gain their own independence and to become independent states
What was the historical significance of the Magna Carta? gave fair rights and laws to the people in England
What was the historical significance of the Charters of the VA company of London? gave colonists the same rights as english men
What was the historical significance of the Mayflower Compact? gave colonists self-government for Plymouth colony "consent of the governed"
What was the historical significance of the Virginia Declaration of Rights? stated specific rights of virginians, stated that people had natural rights that don't come from government. (BASE FOR THE BILL OF RIGHTS)
What was the historical significance of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? prevented VA gov't from making a state religion, separated church from state (BASED FOR 1st AMENDMENT)
What was the historical significance of the Declaration of Independence? newly formed U.S fought England for independence for the next 7 years (w/ help from france and spain), 56 men who signed were to be captured and hanged because they were against the kings word
Unalienable not to be separated, given/taken away
Just based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair
Ratify sign or give formal consent to,making it officially valid, (treaty, contract, etc)
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