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Virginia Declaration of Rights

Declarations, Manifestos and Political Essays

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish an inadequate government. It influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence later that year and the United States Bill of Rights in 1789.

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Document Type (category)
Declaration 1
Creation Year
1776 2
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Source Virginia Declaration of Rights (Wikipedia)
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1. Virginia Declaration of Rights (Wikipedia)
  • lead paragraph
    The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" g
  • In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    Infobox date: May 1776
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2. Wikidata: Virginia Declaration of Rights
  • Wikidata Q944717, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • intro
    was drafted in 1776
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