Important Historical Documents in American Government and History

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Magna Carta

Virginia Charter

May-flower
Compact

English Bill of Rights

Va. Declaration of Rights

Va.
Statute of Religious Freedom

Articles

of

Confederation

The Declara-tion of Indepen-dence

The US
Constitution and Bill of Rights

Time and Place

 

 

 

 

1215

England

1606, 1609, 1612
London, England
Virginia

1620

 

On the Mayflower in the Atlantic

1689

London, England

1776

Williamsburg, VA

1786

Virginia

1777-1781

Phila., PA


July 4, 1776

Phila., PA

Sept. 18, 1787
Ratified 1788.

Phila, PA

Purpose

 

 

 

 

 

Restrict power of the King.
Trial by jury

Becomes law.

Creates the Colony of Virginia for trade and profit

Signers agreed to  make and obey the laws they made.

Outlines rights of Parliament

Outlines rights of Virginians

States freedom of religion
for Christians

Creates a confeder-ation called
the United States of America

States reasons for separation from England

Outlines 3 branches and federal system.
1st 10 Amendments list basic rights.

Important People

 

 

 

 

King John I

Nobles

Virginia Company

John Smith

James I

41 Signers

William Bradford

James I

William of
Orange

Mary I

James II

George Mason,

Va. Hose of Delegates

Jefferson & Madison

Richard Henry Lee

T. Jefferson, Ben Franklin,
John Adams
George III
2nd Cont. Congress

Madison, Washington

Constitutional Convention

Import-ance

 

 

 

Basis of English law and govern-ment

Begins
English colonies in
N. America

First example of self-govt.
in New World.

Restricts power of monarchy.
Example for Dec. of Ind.

Model for Jefferson and Declaration & Bill of Rights.

free exercise of religion; Separation church & state (1st Am.)

USA’s first constitution

Lists basic human rights; states Locke’s Social Con.

Longest running constitution in the world.

 

 

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