Magna Carta/Mayflower Compact/Common Sense Flashcard

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The Magna Carta means...

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Great Charter

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What did the Magna Carta do?

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Limited the power of the King

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Which American document is similar to the Magna Carta? Options: The Mayflower Compact, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, The Bill of Rights, The Nicene Creed

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The Bill of Rights

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In what year was the Magna Carta signed?

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1215

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This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215. Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document? knights, barons, peasants, serfs

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barons

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Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

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to establish an orderly community

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The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

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democratic self-government

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What is the most important reason the pilgrims came to America? Options: gold, trade, land, religious freedom

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religious freedom

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When was the Mayflower Compact written?

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1620

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Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact? The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy. The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower. None of the above.

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The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.”