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Representative

Government Origins

Magna Carta

• The idea that government was not

all-powerful first appeared in the document

• King John signed it in 1215
• It established the principle of limited

government in which the power of the king,
or government was limited

• The idea of trial by jury
came from this document

English Bill of Rights

• Guaranteed certain basic rights to all citizens

in England (1689)

• It became part of English law that the

American colonists shared.

• It later inspired the people who created the

American Bill of Rights

Great Awakening

• A religious revival that swept through the

colonies between the 1720s and 1740s

• Encouraged religious freedom
• Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield

helped spread it

• Religious beliefs contributed to the growth of

representative government

• Colonists were urged to get more involved and

study the Bible themselves

Great Awakening continued

• Emphasized people’s equality in the eyes

of God

• Proclaimed “salvation for all” which

democratized the protestant faith

• Churches welcomed women, African

Americans, and Native Americans

• Inspires colonists to help others

Public Education

• Puritans passed a law in 1647 that public

schools would be supported by taxes

Partner Talk

Which of the 3 Gs would the Great Awakening
most closely reflect and why?

Summary

• The Magna Carta influenced _______

government and ______ by jury.

• The Great Awakening was a ____________

revival.