29 сент. 2016 г. · Written by George Mason, it was adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention on June 12, 1776.

Adopted by the Virginia House of Delegates in June 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights was part of the Virginia Constitution.

Virginia's Declaration of Rights was the first state declaration establishing the fundamental human liberties that government was created to protect.

It declared that “all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights” of which they cannot deprive themselves or their ...

The sixteen-part Declaration of Rights, adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention on June 12, 1776, provided protection for freedom of religion.

A declaration of rights made by the representatives of the good people of Virginia, assembled in full and free convention; which rights do pertain to them and ...

After debate, and several changes, the Declaration of Rights was passed unanimously on June 11, 1776. [First Draft, ca. 20-26 May 1776]. A Declaration of Rights ...

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was adopted by the House of Burgesses in June, 1776 and anticipated the Declaration of Independence.

This historic declaration was the first of many founding documents to call for individual liberties such as freedom of religion and freedom of the press.