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American History: Biographies: George Mason 1725 1792 Introduction

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This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Leader of the Anti-federalist faction against strong national government, Mason fought the ratification of the U.S. Constitution for protection for individual rights; read this historical account of his ideas and proposals which resulted in the first ten amendments called the Bill of Rights. Included is additional information linked to the Virginia Declaration of Rights, States Constitutions, and Thomas Jefferson.

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