USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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Articles of Confederation
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Charters of the Virginia Company of London
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VA Declaration of Rights, VA Statute of Religious Freedom
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a statement about both freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state. Written by Thomas Jefferson and passed by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16, 1786, it is the forerunner of the first amendment protections for religious freedom.
Detailed explanation-2: -Freedom of speech and of the press; right peaceably to assemble, and to petition.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish “inadequate” government. It influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the United States Bill of Rights (1789).