M24L3 Quiz

What document listed the rights of the British people and was passed in 1689?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

What is the principle that everyone, including monarchs, is subject to the laws of the land?

• Divine right

• Rule of law

Who was invited to invade England and become king in 1688?

• Charles I

• William of Orange

What did the American colonies develop due to the English Bill of Rights not applying to them?

• A new monarchy

• Their own governing bodies

What were the American colonies still subject to despite having their own governing bodies?

• Unfair taxes and laws

• Equal representation in Parliament

Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Why were the commoners of France angry at the king?

• They were not allowed to travel

• They paid high taxes and had few rights

What year did the French Revolution begin?

• 1804

• 1789

What did the American Revolution inspire the French to do?

• Rebel against their king

• Support the British

Thomas Jefferson wrote the ____________________________, which declared the colonies’ independence from British rule.

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen