Founding Documents CE.2b

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Magna Carta (1215)

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King subject to same laws as subjects

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Failure of Articles of Confederation

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National government too weak; lacked law enforcement and tax collection.

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Quote on equality and rights

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Declaration of Independence

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Rights of colonists in New World

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Charters of the Virginia Company of London

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Virginia Declaration of Rights (1775)

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Model for U.S. Bill of Rights

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U.S. Constitution: First form of government?

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No

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Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

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Protected faith choice & separated church from state

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Unalienable Rights: Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

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The Declaration of Independence

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Weak central government, too much state power

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The Articles of Confederation

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Rights of Colonists as Englishmen

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The Charters of the VA Company of London