1. Early Documents K. Marshall Arcadia Middle School

2. Charters for the Virginia Company of London Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists

3. Virginia Declaration of Rights Served as a model for the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

4. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Freedom of Religious beliefs and opinions

5. Declaration of Independence Stated the grievances against the king of Great Britain Declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain

6. Declaration of Independence Affirmed “certain unalienable rights” (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness) Established the idea that all people are equal under the law

7. Articles of Confederation Established the first form of national government for the independent states Maintained that major powers resided with the individual states Weakness of the central government (ex. No power to tax or enforce laws) Led to the writing of the Constitution

8. Directions: For the following slides read the question and then select the document that is being discussed

9. Declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain 1234567891011121314151617181920 21222324252627282930 A.Articles of Confederation B.Declaration of Independence C.Virginia Declaration of Rights D.Charters for the Virginia Company of London

10. Declared freedom of religion 1234567891011121314151617181920 21222324252627282930 A.Articles of Confederation B.Declaration of Independence C.Virginia Declaration of Rights D.Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

11. Guaranteed the colonists the same rights as Englishmen 1234567891011121314151617181920 21222324252627282930 A.Charters for the Virginia Company of London B.Virginia Declaration of Rights C.Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom D.Articles of Confederation

12. Model for the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution 1234567891011121314151617181920 21222324252627282930 A.Declaration of Independence B.Charters for the Virginia Company of London C.Virginia Declaration of Rights D.Articles of Confederation

13. The first form of national govn’t for the independent states; it was weak 1234567891011121314151617181920 21222324252627282930 A.Articles of Confederation B.Declaration of Independence C.Charters for the Virginia Company of London D.Statute for Religious Freedom

14. Established that all people are equal under the law 1234567891011121314151617181920 21222324252627282930 A.Articles of Confederation B.Declaration of Independence C.Charters for the Virginia Company of London D.Statute for Religious Freedom

15. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the unalienable rights established in 1234567891011121314151617181920 21222324252627282930 A.Articles of Confederation B.Virginia Declaration of Rights C.Declaration of Independence D.Statute of Religious Freedom