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Thomas Jefferson drafted it in 1777, but did not introduce it until 1779.
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James Madison and Thomas Jefferson drafted these documents to try and declare the acts of the Federalists were tyrant.
Thomas Jefferson and those who drafted the Declaration of Independence as well as the Constitution. The American Founding Fathers essentially.
Thomas Jefferson and those who drafted the Declaration of Independence as well as the Constitution. The American Founding Fathers essentially.
George Mason drafted the Virginia state constitution and the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, which influenced Thomas Jefferson and was used as a model by other states. A member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1776 - 88), he attended the Constitutional Convention but did not sign the Constitution of the United States, which he believed granted large and indefinite powers to the central government.
Answer:Thomas Jefferson wrote the "Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom", drafted in 1777. This was shocking to people, because each state had it's own faith. It stated that each and every person had their own choice of religion.
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As a "silent member" of Congress, Jefferson, at age 33, drafted (with four others) The Declaration of Independence. He was the one who wrote the bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786. He was the 3rd president of the United States. Also the founder of University Of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided to base the Constitution on the Virginia Plan, which was drafted by James Madison. The Virginia Plan called for a strong central government with separate branches and a bicameral legislature. Madison's plan heavily influenced the structure and principles of the Constitution.
The Virginia Statue of Religious Freedomwas drafted in 1777. The document was first introduced into the Virginia General Assembly until1779.