Colonial Influences

The Founding Fathers were greatly influenced by …

• Their British heritage

• Their American values

• Their French allies

• Their economic interests

In the early 1200s, King John of England tried to:

• Give everyone the right to vote

• Give the nobles more power

• Take all the power for himself

• Establish a democracy

The Magna Carta served to...

• Limit the King’s power

• Protect certain rights for the nobles

• Increase the power of the King

• Establish a new monarchy

The Magna Carta introduced the concepts of...

• Limited government

• Monarchy

• Due process

• Rule of law

The Mayflower Compact states...

• The pilgrims will create their own government

• All people will follow the laws

• The new government will serve the common good

• The government will mirror the English Monarchy

The Mayflower Compact is an example of

• Self-government

• Limited government

• Due Process

The English Bill of Rights...

• Limited the rights of Parliament

• Expanded the rights of Parliament and the people

• Expanded the rights of the King

In the English Bill of Rights, Englishmen demanded:

• The right to a fair trial

• Fairer taxes

• More power to nobles

• Free elections to Parliament

Cato’s Letters expressed ideas such as ...

• Closer ties to England

• Due Process

• Self-government

• Freedom of Expression

Thomas Paine encouraged Americans to fight for independence in his pamphlet called...

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence