Influential Documents Video Quiz

Which document first introduced the concept of limited government?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

What was the primary purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• To limit the power of government

• To establish self-government

• To declare independence from the UK

• To create individual rights

Which rights were guaranteed by the English Bill of Rights?

• Right to fair trial and freedom from slavery

• Right to privacy and freedom of religion

• Right to free speech and to bear arms

• Right to vote and to assemble

Which document emphasized the need for self-governance due to the absence of a local government?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

Thomas Paine's Common Sense encouraged American colonists to do what?

• Declare independence from Great Britain

• Follow the Rule of Law

• Make peace with Great Britain

• Ally with France