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George Mason and the making of the Bill of Rights
Virginia planter George Mason helped shape the Bill of Rights by insisting on a Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted in 1776. The article traces his life from planter to patriot, his stance against British policy, and his enduring influence on civil liberties in early America.
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George Mason
Virginia
Don McLeod
Associated Press
Mason
America
Bacon
Tidewater
Potomac
George Washington
Mount Vernon
London
Middle Temple
George
Alexandria
Virginia House of Burgesses
Virginia Committee of Safety
Fairfax County
The
Public Ledger
England
Great Britain
Williamsburg
Fairfax Freeholders
Boston
Fairfax
Tinental Congress
Burgess
Fairfax Committee of Safety
Fairfax Independent Company of Militia
Washington
Congress