Founding Documents Review

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The Charters of the Virginia Company of London...

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said colonists have the same rights as Englishmen

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The Virginia Declaration of Rights...

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was a model for the Bill of Rights

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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom...

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guaranteed religious freedom

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The Articles of Confederation...

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showed that the national government needed more power

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Which of the following is NOT a right from the Virginia Declaration of Rights that ended up in the Bill of Rights? Freedom of Press, No cruel or unusual punishments, Right to a trial by jury, Independence from England

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Independence from England

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Which document explained the complaints the colonies had against Great Britain's government?

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Declaration of Independence

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Which document officially announced that the colonies were forming their own country and breaking apart from England?

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Declaration of Independence

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The complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence influenced the Constitution, because...

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Those complaints became guaranteed rights in the Constitution

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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

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The central (national) government didn't have enough power.

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What is the nickname for the Constitution?

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Supreme law of the land