Colonial Influences

In 1215, a document called the __________ limited

the power of the king.

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Cato's Letters

• parliament

The Pilgrims needed a government—fast!

The men agreed to create a new government and to

follow its rules. This is the _________________________

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Cato's Letters

• none of the above

The men agreed to create a new government and to

follow its rules. In exchange, they would all protect each

other. This is an example of _________________

• a dictatorship

• a monarchy

• self government

• none of the above

In 1689. like the Magna Carta, the ____________ expanded

the rights of the Parliament and the people, while

limiting the powers of the king even more.

• English Bill of Rights

• Parliament

• Cato's Letters

• none of the above

_____________discussed many different ideas, such as freedom of

expression, which became very influential in the colonies.

• Cato's Letters

• English Bill of Rights

• Parliament

• none of the above

published a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776 explaining why everyone should fight for freedom.

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Cato

• none of the above

________ was the part of the British government that made laws and stood up for peoples’ rights

• Parliament

• the governor

• Congress

• none of above

The statement below is from Magna Carta (1215).

"No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upone him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land."

Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt?

• trial by jury

• no taxation without representation

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?

• He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law.

• He argued that whatever the kibg did was good according to natural law.

• He argued that natural law required the colonists to be given their independence.

• He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of nature.

The statements below are from three of the amendments to the US Constitution:

"Congress shall make no law...prohibiting...the right of the people...to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

-First Amendment

"The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

-Second Amendment

"No cruel and unusual punishments [shall be] inflicted"

-Eighth Amendment

Which earlier document contained similar rights?

• Magna Carta (1215)

• The Mayflower Compact (1620)

• The English Bill of Rights (1689)

• Spirit of the Laws (1784)