Historial Documents

who wrote the Magna Carta?

• nobles

• American colonists

• King George

What did the Magna Carta do?

• limited the power of the king and protected the nobles rights

• gave more power to the king and protected the nobles rights

• limited the power of the king and restricted the rights of the nobles

• gave more power to the king and restricted the rights of the nobles

Who wrote the Mayflower Compact?

• Pilgrims

• American colonists

• King George III

• British Parliament

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

• The Pilgrims needed a government

• The Pilgrims were ordered by King George III

• British Parliament requested that one needed to be made to live independently

What is self-government?

• people create and run their own government

• a king creates and run their own government

• people create their own government that is ran by a king

What did the English Bill of Rights do?

• expanded the rights of the people and limited the power of the king even more

• expanded the rights of the people and gave the king even more power

• restricted the rights of the people while giving more rights to the king

Who wrote the English Bill of Rights?

• British parliament

• King George III

• American Colonists

What is the name of the 47 page Pamphlet published during the American Revolution that was written to persuade undecided Americans?

• Common Sense

• American Welfare

• Domestic Homeland

Who wrote "Common Sense?"

• Thomas Paine

• King George

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Why did Thomas Paine write "Common Sense?"

• persuade the undecided Americans to fight for independence

• persuade the undecided Americans to remain loyal to King George

• spill all of Britain's gossip