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All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherit natural rights... among which are enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety...
George Mason was the key architect and he wrote it in 1776. Jefferson used the Virginia Declaration of Rights as the basis for the Declaration of Independence, as well as the quote above
ACTUALLY, it was George Mason. NOT James Madison, like the previous person wrote.
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∙ 17y agoVirginia Declaration of Rights Library. A call for American independence from Britain, the Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted by George Mason in May 1776 and amended by Thomas Ludwell Lee and the Virginia Convention. Thomas Jefferson drew heavily from it when he drafted the Declaration of Independence one month later. This uniquely influential document was also used by James Madison in drawing up the Bill of Rights (1789) and by the Marquis de Lafayette in drafting the French Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789).
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∙ 12y agoThe Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to rebel against "inadequate" government. It was written by George Mason.
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∙ 12y agoBecause there was this guy who wanted rights for Virginia so he created this thing called the Virginia Declaration of rights
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∙ 13y agoGeorge Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights in 1776
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∙ 9y agoVirginia Declaration of Rights was created in 1776-05.
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What was the Virginia declaration of rights a model for?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a model for the Bill of Rights.
How are the Virginia declaration of rights similar to the declaration of independence?
they are both important documents
When was the VA declaration of rights written?
On June 12th, 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by George Mason.
What two documents are the bill of rights based on?
The English Bill of Rights and the Virginia Declaration of Rights
Did the Declaration of Independence include the bill of rights?
yes it did Well also the declaration of independence has the three rights 1)Life 2)Liberty 3)Pursuit of happiness Bill of rights it is the first amendment of the Virginia Declaration of rights
Who called the first American bill of rights?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
What was the Virginia declaration of rights a model for?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a model for the Bill of Rights.
Whats the difference between Virginia Declaration of Rights and Declaration of Rights?
There is a difference
Who called the first Bill of Rights?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
Wow wrote the Virginia decaration of rights?
James Madison is the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
What is the Virginia declaration of rights is a model for?
lol
Called the first American bill of rights?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
What was the Declaration of Independence based on?
The Virginia Declaration of rights written by George Mason
How are the Virginia declaration of rights similar to the declaration of independence?
they are both important documents
When was the VA declaration of rights written?
On June 12th, 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by George Mason.
Which early document served as a model for The Bill of Rights?
Virginia's Declaration of Rights was the example used to draft the United States first Bill of Rights. George Mason drafted this early Virginia document.
When was Universal Declaration of Human Rights created?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created in 1948.
