Documents, Documents

Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or “_______ _______.”

• Great Charter.

• Constitution Charter

• Declaration Charter

• Large Charter

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King

• Limited the power of the King

• Got rid of the Feudal System in England

• Gave more power to the Common People

The English Bill of Rights was passed by the

• Parliament of England

• The 13 American Colonies

• The Pope

• Scotland

What did the English Bill of Rights declare?

• bills for freedom

• rights of companies and services

• freedom to travel for kings

• rights and liberties of people

What was Parliament's greatest power?

• to make new laws

• to regulate trade

• to approve new taxes

• to declare war

Legislative, or law-making, body in government representing the interests of the people.

• Congress

• House of Burgesses

• Duma

• Parliament

The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the

• the first time a council advised the Virginia Company

• only legislative body in England

• first election of women as leaders

• first elective legislative body in America

The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________

• their own government

• the First Americans

• the Royal Governor

• the King of England

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut established the idea of:

• self-government in the colonies.

• being governed by the King of England in the colonies.

• respecting England's laws.

first written constitution in America

• mercantilism

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• magna carta

• Mayflower Compact