Relier Pairs Documents MatchingVersion en ligne Documents Matching par Michael Loret 1 Charters of the Virginia Company 2 Articles of Confederation 3 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 4 Thomas Jefferson 5 Magna Carta 6 George Mason 7 Virginia Declaration of Rights 8 US Constitution 9 Declaration of Independence Says that the rights of Englishmen were guaranteed to English colonists in the New World Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution of the United States of America Established that the government (king) is responsible to his people -Established the first form of national government for the independent states -Maintained that major powers resided with individual states -Weakness of central government led to the writing of the US Constitution Authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence -Breakup letter -Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain -Declared colonists' independence from Great Britain -Affirmed certain inalienable rights -Established the principle that people are equal under the law Authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights -Establishes the basic structure of the United States government -Guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of minorities protected -Affirms individual worth and the dignity of all people -Protects fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press assembly, and petition