Relier Pairs Documents MatchingVersion en ligne Documents Matching par Michael Loret 1 Magna Carta 2 George Mason 3 Declaration of Independence 4 Thomas Jefferson 5 Virginia Declaration of Rights 6 Charters of the Virginia Company 7 US Constitution 8 Articles of Confederation 9 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions Authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights -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 -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 Says that the rights of Englishmen were guaranteed to English colonists in the New World Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution of the United States of America Authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence -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 Established that the government (king) is responsible to his people