Influences of the Untied States

What was the Magna Carta?

• A document that limited the power of the king and protected certain rights for the nobles.

• A ship that carried the Pilgrims to the Virginia colony.

• A set of laws that established the U.S. government.

• A book that influenced the British colonists.

What problem did the Mayflower Compact aim to solve?

• How to limit the power of the king.

• How to create a new government for the Pilgrims.

• How to establish trade routes with Native Americans.

• How to write a new constitution for the U.S.

What document gives 6 purposes for government?

• The Preamble

• The Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

This kind of government required all the citizens to participate directly in the actions of government, ruled by the people.

• Representative Democracy

• Republic

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

Thomas Paine's Common Sense was about....

• Why the colonist should limit the power of the king

• Why the colonist should operate from Britain

• Create a bill of rights

• Tell colonist why they should read the news paper

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called

• The Preamble

• Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

Democracy was founded in

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

• The United States

• Britain

Common Sense was written in

• 1770

• 1612

• 1776

• 1676

The Mayflower Compact introduced what idea....

• Rights

• Limited Government

• Self-government

• Rule of Law

During the Enlightenment people started thinking about what ideas?

• Peoples basic rights

• Government

• What is a philosopher