Founding Documents

What is significant about the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• a.   Declared the colonies independent from Great Britain
  
• b.   Set up the United States Government
  
• c.   Guaranteed the same rights as Englishmen for the colonists going to Virginia
  
• d.   Served as a model for the Bill of Rights
  

From which document would the following most likely have come?“no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship”

• a.   Declaration of Independence
  
• b.   Charter of the Virginia Company of London
  
• c.   Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
  
• d.   Pennsylvania Bill of Rights
  

The following quote is a list of grievances about the King of England. Which document is the quote from?“He has refused his Assent to Laws necessary for the public good...He has refused to pass Laws for large districts of people...

• a. Charters of VA Company of London
  
• b. VA Declaration of Rights
  
• c. Declaration of Independence
  
• d. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
  

Affirmed “certain unalienable rights” (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)

• Declaration of Independence  
• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• Charter for the Virginia Company of London
• VA Declaration of Rights

Served as a model for the Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence  
• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• Charter for the Virginia Company of London
• VA Declaration of Rights

Declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain

• Declaration of Independence  
• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• Charter for the Virginia Company of London
• VA Declaration of Rights

Freedom of religious beliefs and opinions

• Declaration of Independence  
• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• Charter for the Virginia Company of London
• VA Declaration of Rights

Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain

• Declaration of Independence  
• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• Charter for the Virginia Company of London
• VA Declaration of Rights

What is significant about the Charters of the Virginia Company of London?

• a.   Declared the colonies independent from Great Britain
  
• b.   Set up the United States Government
  
• c.   Guaranteed the same rights as Englishmen for the colonists going to Virginia
  
• d.   Declared we’d become Canadians
  

A ______________________  is the opening section or introductory statement.

• a.   Representative Government
  
• b.   Limited Government
  
• c.   Preamble
  
• d.   Government’s Rights