Colonial Influences

Our Founding Fathers did not invent the American system of government out of thin air.

• True

• False

In the early 1200s, King John tried to give all his power away.

• True

• False

The Magna Carta was writtten to give the King all the power.

• True

• False

The Magna Carta was a big deal because it introduced the concepts of........

• Limited government

• Rule of law

• Due process

• All of the above

The Magna Carta helped create the nation's Parliament.

• True

• False

What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims left England in?

• Titanic

• Mayflower

• USS Enterprise

The Mayflower Contract was written to....

• Make sure that the new government will serve the common good

• That the laws will be followed by everyone

• Create their own government

• All of the above

The English Bill of Rights demanded

• Free elections to Parliament

• The rights to bear arms, to petition the government, and to a fair trial

• No excessive bail or fines or cruel and unusual punishment

• All of the above

Cato's letters became so popular that they were collected into a book.

• True

• False

A journalist named Thomas Paine published a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776.

• True

• False