4.1 - Governing the Colonies

The Magna Carta was signed in ___.

• 1200
• 1215
• 1689
• 1776

Magna Carta means ___.

• Glorious Revolution
• Magnificent Certificate
• Great Charter
• Glorious Declaration

King ___ was forced to sign the Magna Carta.

• Charles I
• James II
• William I
• John

Which of the following could be found in the Magna Carta?

• trial by jury
• right to propery
• taxes could not be levied without consent
• all of these

There are ___ copies of the Magna Carta in existence today.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The job of the legislature is to ___ laws.

• enforce
• interpret
• make
• follow

A bill of rights is a list of ___

• taxes
• rules
• procedures
• freedoms

___________ is a right that protects us from being unjustly arrested or imprisoned.

• Trial by jury
• Habeas Corpus
• Freedom of Speech
• Right to property

Colonial governors were ___.

• appointed by the king
• elected by colonists

Colonial legislatures were ___.

• appointed by the king
• elected by colonists