Influential Documents

Which documents influenced colonists views on government?

• Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense

• Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

• Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights

The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following?

• an agreement for governing the colony of Plymouth

• the principle of limited government

• the scientific discoveries of the Enlightenment

• the Virginia Company

The Mayflower Compact was a

• document that limited the power of the monarchy

• letter that the colonists sent to King George III

• pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

• written plan of government

A government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by members of the English Parliament in 1689

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to:

• create a government for the new colony

• establish freedom of religion in the New England colonies

• establish the house of Burgesses in Jamestown

• promise loyalty to the king of England

The diagram shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents.

• Self-government

• Separation of powers

• Economic freedoms

• Individual rights

In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine

• begged the colonists to show common respect to King George

• called for a religious movement similar to the Great Awakening

• made a case for independence by drawing on the ideas of John Locke

• told colonists to rebel against those who wanted to split from Britain

According to rule of law, who is required to follow the laws of a society?

• The government

• The king

• Rich people

• Everyone

What does the word monarchy mean?

• A government with no power

• A system of checks and balances

• A country led by a king

• The lawmaking branch of government

One significant goal of the Magna Carta was to limit the power of the:

• Wealthy

• Slaves

• Legislature

• King