Complex sentence: The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson, was passed in Richmond on January 16,1786, and the first freemasonry in America was constructed on Franklin Street between 18th and 19th Streets in downtown Richmond.
Split into simpler sentences: The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson, was passed in Richmond on January 16,1786. The first freemasonry in America was constructed on Franklin Street between 18th and 19th Streets in downtown Richmond.