Magna Carta, English Bill
of Rights, and the Virginia
Statute for Religious
Freedom
How did these documents influence ideas the United States government
system?
By: Skylar Johnson and Phoebe Malone
Definitions
 Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
Were both English charters that took away,
or limited some of the
monarch’s power in England.
 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Created a separation of church and state
Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta set the
rights of the crown
The English Bill of
Rights sets the rights of the
people
Our forefathers looked up
to because of its justness
Magna Carta Movie
What to notice…
Whose rein were they
under when the
Magna
Carta was signed?
Did he volunteer to sign
it?
Where did the signing
take place?
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Virginia Statute For Religious
Freedom
Statement about
freedom conscience
Principle of
separation of church
and state
Written by Thomas
Jefferson
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
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Accurate
Easy to comprehend
To the point
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Study Guide
1. The Magna Carta was the cause of
the parliament
T_F
2. The Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom was written by whom?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Adams
3. The king who signed off the Magna
Carta was King _____
Study Guide
4. Magna Carta…
Creates a separation of
church and state
Virginia Statute
Forces kings to obey
For Religious Freedom…
the laws
English Bill of Rights…
Gives citizens certain rights
5.Why did our founding fathers care about these
documents?
Citation
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/
http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/vsrf.htm
http://abundancesecrets.com/motivational-posters/index.php?item=3591158
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-484171/Magna-Carta-2007--updatedversion-protect-overweening-State.html
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/king-john.htm
https://americanmajority.org/feature-content/american-religious-freedom-part/
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