SS.7.CG.1.3 - Historical Documents

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Pick the choice that lists the historical documents in order of publication: Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

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Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Common Sense

Answer explanation

Magna Carta - 1215

Mayflower Compact - 1620

English Bill of Rights - 1689

Common Sense - 1776

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a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689

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English Bill of Rights

Answer explanation

English Bill of Rights created Parliament and gave citizen's certain protected rights (right to bear arms, no cruel or unusual punishments, etc.)

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an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620

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Mayflower Compact

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Signing of the Mayflower Compact led to a representative self-government in the Massachusetts Colony

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a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

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Magna Carta

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a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to encourage independence and the establishment of a representative government

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Common Sense

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Common Sense influenced the colonists to break away from England after outlining all of the horrible things England was doing towards the colonies

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What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify?

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declaring independence from Britain

Answer explanation

Thomas Paine's Common Sense blamed King George III for the problems in American Colonies. It also challenged the authority of the British government and monarchy. Thomas Paine argued that the colonists should declare their independence from Britain.

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the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of

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limited government

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Which document outlined the individual rights British citizens had in England? Options: English Bill of Rights, Common Sense, Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta

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English Bill of Rights