What was the Magna Carta? How did it influence American leaders when they were writing the Constitution? The Magna Carta required British royalty to obey the same laws as other English people. It showed that is was important to limit the powers of the government. The Magna Carta was also an early attempt at self government in the English colonies and it rested the authority of governments on covenants, or sacred agreements.
What is the Mayflower Compact? What is its significance? The Mayflower Compact rested the authority of governments on covenants, or sacred agreements. The Magna Carta is significant because it was an early attempt at self government in the English colonies.
What is the English Bill of Rights? How does it influence our Constitution? What is the English Bill of Rights? The English Bill of Rights reduced the power of the English monarch. It influenced the writers of the U.S Constitution to separate powers and observe rights of the individual
What is the Great Awakening? What influence did this movement have on the political and social life of the colonists? The Great Awakening was a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740. It changed colonial religion, and affected social and political life. Sermons about spiritual equality of all people led some colonists to begin demanding more political equality which set the stage for the American Revolution and it unified various groups of Americans who shared evangelical beliefs.
How did King George III of England react to the colonists’ Declaration of Rights and Olive Branch Petition? King George III refused to consider the Declaration of Rights. Instead British colonial leaders ordered their troops to prepare to seize the colonial militias' weapons. King George refused to read the Olive Branch petition and and looked for new ways to punish the colonies. This proved that Britain would not listen to reason.
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