Historical Documents

Forgotten Foundation: Virginia Declaration of Rights

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:June 13, 2022
Post category:History Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

Approved unanimously on June 12, 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, drafted primarily by George Mason, is one of the most important founding documents that many people have never even heard of. It influenced the text of the Declaration of Independence as well as the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

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Today in History: Virginia Passes the Statute for Religious Freedom

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 16, 2018
Post category:History Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

On this day in 1789, the Virginia General Assembly adopted Thomas Jefferson’s landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which later would become the basis for the First Amendment to the Constitution for the United States. It was authored by Jefferson and ushered through the Assembly by James Madison. Jefferson considered this one of his most…