Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
religious freedom
Justice fire
It was a series of documents or charters of the Virginia Company of London
the same rights of englishman
This would be the Charters of the Virginia Company of London.
how am i suppose to know i am asking u
It had guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists
It doesn't.
First issued in 1606, by England's King James, the Charters of the Virginia Company of London garanteed to the settlers who went to Jamestown and other Virginia settlements the same rights as Englishmen.
Bill Of Rights
The Charter of the VA Company in London was the founding document that guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists. It also established the House of Burgesses.
rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights must also be guaranteed by the states
Virginia Charters: rights of englishmen guaranteed to colonists (influenced Constitution:created group assembly to make laws- rep. gov't) Virginia Declaration of Rights: granted people of VA liberties and freedoms (influence Constitution: model for Bill of Rights) Dec. of Independence: stated grievances against the king.....independence from England (influenced Constitution: unalienable rights and all people are equal under the law) Articles of Confederation: to establish a new gov't in the U.S. (weakness' of the Articles lead to writing the Constitution) Virginia Statue of Religious freedom: natural rights to free opinion and practice of religion in VA (influenced constitution: freedom of religious beliefs- first amendment)
Townspeople wanted charters because these granted them specific rights and privileges. Charters contained local by-laws which are clearly defined for the townspeople to follow.