Influential Documents Quiz Review

The American concept of due process can be traced back to common law practices that were FIRST codified in the

• US Constitution

• House of Burgesses

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

When this was published in early 1776, many American colonists became convinced that they should act to form a new kind of nation independent from the rule of Britain’s "cruel" courts.

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the monarch?

• Only nobles selected to be part of the monarch's advisory board

• The monarch could not levy taxes without a specific grant from Parliament.

• A cabinet represented the majority party

• The monarch no longer ruled, Parliament did

“Some people say that, because America has grown wealthy under Great Britain, the same will happen in the future. Nothing can be more false. . . . I answer that America would have become just as wealthy, and probably more, had no European power ever been involved.”

- Thomas Paine, 1776

The passage is taken from a pamphlet written in the 1700s. Which of these is the MOST LIKELY purpose of the pamphlet?

• to convince colonists to stay under British rule

• to convince colonists that taxes were okay

• to convince colonists to separate from (or to be independent from) Great Britain

• to convince colonists to move to Great Britain

The Mayflower Compact was unique because it

• was the first example of colonial European self-government in northeastern North America.

• gave freedom to Black colonists

• provided a foundation for the Declaration of Independence

• allowed slavery

Why was the Magna Carta important for the development of democracy?

• The Magna Carta limited the King's power and prevented absolutism from taking hold in England.

• Parliament became more powerful than the monarch.

• It guaranteed liberty to all.

• It outlawed slavery.

What document established a tradition of direct democracy in New England?

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

How did the Mayflower Compact MOST impact the development of government in the colonies?

• It created the first government in England.

• It was the first model of government designed and used in the colonies.

• It made everyone equal and all people had voting rights.

• It ended slavery.

Which of these is the MOST significant impact of the Mayflower Compact?

• It established a social contract for self-government.

• It was the first contract signed on a colonial ship.

• It provided religious freedom.

• It abolished slavery.

In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of

• universal suffrage (right to vote)

• religious freedom

• limited monarchy

• abolishing slavery