Influential Documents

What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?

• Magna Carta
• Code of Hammurabi
• Twelve Tables
• Declaration of Independence

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People

The Magna Carta was signed in what year?

• 1315

• 1492

• 1607

• 1215

Before the Magna Carta was signed, King John had ______

• limited power

• a democracy

• justice power

• absolute power

In which country was the Magna Carta written?

• France

• Italy

• England

• U.S.A.

King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta by which group?

• Nobles
• Knights
• Peasants
• Serfs

The Magna Carta accomplished which of the following?

• Limited powers of the king, allowed for trial by jury

• No false imprisonment (can't be arrested/jailed for no reason) and a right to a trial by jury

• Taxes can't be raised without approval of nobles, all free men protected equally by law

• All of these are true

What did the Mayflower Compact establish?

• Self-government

• Religious freedom

• Economic prosperity

• Military alliance

How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?

• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence
• Napoleonic Code
• Geneva Conventions

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620