In addition to influencing the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a model for

The Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced not only the Declaration of Independence, but also United States Bill of Rights, and the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

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MrZieleniewo MrZieleniewo · Answer 2 · 2019-01-24T17:30:14+01:00

For the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution.

For example, notice how the Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a model for the 1st Amendment (the first of the amendments that make up the Bill of Rights):

Virginia Declaration of Rights, Section 12:

That the freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotick governments.

Virginia Declaration of Rights, Section 16:

That religion, or the duty which we owe to our CREATOR and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.

1st Amendment, US Constitution:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.