Magna Carta
Who were basic rights given to
Englishmen
Who were the grievances against
King George III
What did this document do for states
It was the first form of national government
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
George Mason
Guaranteed the ____ of Englishmen
rights
What basic principle did this document use
Limited Government
What were the unalienable right in the Declaration of Independence
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Written by who
Continental Congress
What was this the model for
The Bill of Rights
Written by which king
King James I
Stated independence from where
Great Britain
Gave all power to who
The states
Where was it drafted
Williamsburg
Who wrote this document
Thomas Jefferson [TJ]
What are 2 reasons they were too weak
Weak central government, no executive branch, 1 branch government
What war were these drafted in
The Revolutionary War