Founding Documents of Colonial Government

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

Groups:

(a) Common Sense

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(b) Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights

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(c) Mayflower Compact

• Created Limited Government

• Year: 1620

• Year: 1215

• Created the fire for revolution

• Year: 1776

• Established self government

• Written by Thomas Paine

• Established Due Process and Trial by Jury

• Written by King John

• Written by the Pilgrims

• Created Rule of Law

• Created a civil-body politik

• Influenced the Declaration of Indepdence

• This gave rights to the Baron and Nobles

Match the following documents to the correct definition or idea

• Created limited government

• Declaration of Independence

• Established self government

• Mayflower Compact

• Thomas Paine's document inspired this

• English Bill of Rights

• Inspired the Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Established Due Process

• Magna Carta

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.

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.

Reorder the Founding Documents from earliest date to latest date

• "Common Sense"

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

Match the correct principle to the correct document

• Based on wanting to separate from England

• Thomas Paine

• Established the English Bill of Rights and right to bear arms

• King John

• Established the idea of Rule of Law

• The Pilgrims

• Set up a self government in Massachusett

• Magna Carta

• Signed the Magna Carta establishing limited government

• Parliament

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

Parliament is England's?

• Monarchy

• Lawmaking body

• President

• Barons and Nobles

Plymouth Colony was originally founded by a group of people called Pilgrims. Since Plymouth did not have an official charter from England, its government was based on which document?

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Cato's Letters

• The English Bill of Rights

What year was the Mayflower Compact created in?

(a)