SS.7.C.1.1 and 1.2 Summative

a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

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

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

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

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

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

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government

• limited government

• rights

• due process

• rule of law

• self-government

All people must follow the laws, and the laws should be enforced fairly.

• limited government

• rights

• due process

• rule of law

• self-government

A set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions.

• limited government

• rights

• due process

• rule of law

• self-government

Benchmark: SS.7.C.1.2 Complexity: DOK2
Thomas Paine mainly wrote Common Sense to

• Demand limited government
• Convince people to create self-government
• Illustrate the king’s oppression
• Expand the rights of the people

Benchmark: SS.7.C.1.2 Complexity: DOK2
Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Separation of powers
• Individual rights
• Economic freedom
• Self-government

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

• Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Live, Laugh, Love

• Life, Liberty, Property

• Life, Speech, Religion