Influential Documents

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Which of the documents was written first? Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Common Sense

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Magna Carta

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Which document established fair punishment for crimes? Options: Mayflower Compact, Common Sense, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights

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English Bill of Rights

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Which document was written by Thomas Paine? Options: Social Contract, Common Sense, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence

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Common Sense

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Which one established self-government in the American colonies? Options: Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Social Contract, Mayflower Compact

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Mayflower Compact

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Which one included free speech and the right to bear arms? Options: English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, The Enlightenment, Mayflower Compact

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English Bill of Rights

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Which one established the idea of limited government? Options: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Social Contract

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Magna Carta

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Where was Common Sense written?

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The American Colonies

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The Mayflower Compact was unique because it

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was the first example of colonial self-government in the Americas

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In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of

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limited monarchy

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A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England.

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Common Sense