1.2 Influential Documents

1.2 Influential Documents

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20 Qs

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1.2 Influential Documents

1.2 Influential Documents

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History

7th - 8th Grade

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Created by

Samuel Morrow

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Mayflower Compact was a

document that limited the power of the monarchy

letter that the colonists sent to King George III

pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

written plan of government

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Magna Carta

Common Sense

English Bill of Rights

Mayflower Compact

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to:

create a government for the new colony

establish freedom of religion in the New England colonies

establish the house of Burgesses in Jamestown

promise loyalty to the king of England

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was the result of the Magna Carta?

increased power for monarchs

creation of the House of Burgesses

protection of landholders' rights

settlement of America

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine

begged the colonists to show common respect to King George

called for a religious movement similar to the Great Awakening

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

told colonists to rebel against those who wanted to split from Britain

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