Documents That Influenced the U.S. Constitution
Document
Magna Carta
The Charters of the
Virginia Company
of London
Year Written & Author
___________/King
John’s English
________________
________________ /
England’s king and
the VCL investors
______________ /
____________________
Influence - Main Concepts - Significance
Limited the power of the
_____________________
(__________ of ___________)
The ____________________ were promised
same rights as ___________________________
Structure of this gov’t: _____ councils,
one in _____________________ & one in
__________________________ (Va.)
Served as a model for the ____________
______ ____________________
Established the freedoms of
________________, _____________________ &
___________________ by jury
Founded principle of _____________________
____________________
The Virginia
Declaration
of Rights
(through the House of _____________________)
The Virginia
Constitution
The Declaration
of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Statute
for Religious
Freedom
U.S. Constitution
_____________ /
Delegates to the
House of
______________
________________/
____________________
Gave the _________________ to the
__________
Created __________________ &
_____________
Established three ____________________ of
Founding principle of _________________ of
The __________________
Rights of __________, _______________ &
_______________ of ____________________
All are created _______________
___________________/
First _____________ of
_____________________ _________________________of the U.S.
____________________
(EPIC FAIL)
________________/
____________________
_____________/
Founding F__________
& ________________
__________________
Established freedom of ___________________
Tax $ would not be used to support
__________________ of _______________
Created freedom of religious
__________________ & ________________
Made it illegal for gov’t to favor one
___________________ (___________) over
another.
Established ____________ _______________
of _____________________
System of _______________& ______________
The Virginia House of Burgesses is now known as the ________________ _______________.