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Influences and Founding Documents Review

Authored by Mark Skrzyszowski

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Influences and Founding Documents Review
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1.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Look at the categories of each founding document(s) and determine which idea, person, or detail belongs in each category.

Groups:

(a) Common Sense

,

(b) Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights

,

(c) Mayflower Compact

Year: 1215

Written by the Pilgrims

Created Rule of Law

Written by King John

Established self government

This gave rights to the Baron and Nobles

Year: 1776

Created a civil-body politik

Created Limited Government

Written by Thomas Paine

Year: 1620

Influenced the Declaration of Indepdence

Created the fire for revolution

Established Due Process and Trial by Jury

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following documents to the correct definition or idea

Thomas Paine's document inspired this

Magna Carta

Established self government

English Bill of Rights

Inspired the Declaration of Independence

Mayflower Compact

Established Due Process

Common Sense

Created limited government

Declaration of Independence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This is one of the most quoted passages from Common Sense, which became a best seller in the American colonies early in 1776. How did Paine's argument affect the colonists' opinions about how they ought to be governed?

It led some Americans to believe that their colonies needed new constitutions.

It convinced many Americans that they should seek independence from Britain.

It convinced many Americans that they should be represented in Parliament.

It led some Americans to believe that their colonies needed elected governors.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Mayflower Compact, drawn up by the Pilgrims in 1620, establishes a form of government based on

democratic ideas that were first found in the U.S. Constitution.

electing a new king to preside over the colonies.

a shared system of rule between the colonists and the King of England.

the will of the colonists rather than on that of the King of England.

5.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Reorder the Founding Documents from earliest date to latest date

Mayflower Compact

Declaration of Independence

English Bill of Rights

Magna Carta

"Common Sense"

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the correct principle to the correct document

Signed the Magna Carta establishing limited government

Parliament

Set up a self government in Massachusett

Magna Carta

Established the English Bill of Rights and right to bear arms

The Pilgrims

Established the idea of Rule of Law

Thomas Paine

Based on wanting to separate from England

King John

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which right is listed in the Magna Carta guaranteeing a "lawful judgement of one's peers"

No taxation without representation

Freedom of speech

Trial by jury

Freedom of religion

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