Influential Documents

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Which documents influenced colonists views on government? Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense; Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense; Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man; Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights

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Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

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The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following? an agreement for governing the colony of Plymouth, the principle of limited government, the scientific discoveries of the Enlightenment, the Virginia Company

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the principle of limited government

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The Mayflower Compact was a

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written plan of government

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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 members of the English Parliament in 1689

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English Bill of Rights

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The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to:

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create a government for the new colony

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Which of the following was the result of the Magna Carta? Options: increased power for monarchs, creation of the House of Burgesses, settlement of America.

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protection of landholders' rights

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In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine

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made a case for independence by drawing on the ideas of John Locke

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The diagram shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents.

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Self-government

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The passage was written by Thomas Paine in his 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense. Based on this passage, how is the author's view reflected in the U.S. political system?

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Representatives are elected

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Which influential document was originally published anonymously?

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Common Sense