Origins of Government in America

What is the lasting legacy of the Magna Carta?

• Everyone is born with natural rights

• The King has ultimate power

• The people control the king

• Everyone must obey the law including our leaders

What idea about justice comes from the Magna Carta?

• The King has complete authority

• Everyone receives a fair trial

• People are judged by the King

• Only the rich receive a fair trial

In Revolutionary America, what did the Stamp Tax do?

• Tax all paper goods in the Colonies

• Tax stamps

• Tax colonial goods being shipped to Great Britain

• Tax mail workers

This group of leaders formed the....

• The Senate

• Philadelphia Congress

• Parliament

• Continental Congress

What were some of the issues that the Colonists had with Great Britain?

(check all that apply)

• Taxation Without Representation

• Colonists being denied basic rights

• Slaves were being set free

• Colonists were forced to house British soldiers

This person became the leader of the Continental Army

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Charles Cornwallis

• Alexander Hamilton

What document was passed on July 4, 1776?

• The Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

This person was known as the Father of the Declaration of Independence

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

This person would become our second President of the United States

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• John Adams

How many parts does the Declaration of Independence have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4