Who authored the Virginia Bill of Rights?

Who authored the Virginia Bill of Rights?

• A. George Mason
• B. Thomas Jefferson
• C. George Washington
• D. James Madison

Answer: (A)

George Mason. He drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, the document that became the Virginia Bill of Rights. It laid out fundamental protections like freedom of the press, religious liberty, and due process, and it influenced both Virginia’s constitution and the later U.S. Bill of Rights. While Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington were key figures in American history, none wrote this Virginia rights declaration—Jefferson did later work on other Virginia laws, Madison authored the federal Bill of Rights, and Washington was a towering leader but not the author here.

George Mason. He drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, the document that became the Virginia Bill of Rights. It laid out fundamental protections like freedom of the press, religious liberty, and due process, and it influenced both Virginia’s constitution and the later U.S. Bill of Rights. While Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington were key figures in American history, none wrote this Virginia rights declaration—Jefferson did later work on other Virginia laws, Madison authored the federal Bill of Rights, and Washington was a towering leader but not the author here.