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Magna Carta (1215) correct answers First document to limit the powers of the king - signed
in 1215.
Citizens could not be deprived of life, liberty or property without a lawful judgment of their
peers or by law of the land.
Represented by the fifth amendment.
English Bill of Rights (1689) correct answers protected the rights of English citizens and
became the basis for the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Mayflower Compact correct answers 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in
America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the
Plymouth colony. Equal treatment under the law.
commen sense by thomas paine correct answers It advocates for American independence.
John Locke, Second Treatise of Government correct answers Humans have the right to life,
liberty and property and government was to protect those rights. Rejected "Divine Right" and
believed in a social contract
*Virginia*: Rights correct answers Listed in beginning: 16 sections, basis for US Bill of
Rights
Declration of Independence correct answers the document written to declare the colonies free
from British rule. Has 3 Parts: The preamble, 27 paragraphs complaining about the king and
the evidence, and the resolution of independence.
Treaty of Paris 1783 correct answers This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, recognized
the independence of the American colonies, and granted the colonies the territory from the
southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to
the Mississippi River.
North West Ordinance correct answers a law passed by Congress in 1787 specified how
western lands would be governed. Modern Day Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
and part of Minnesota. Inspired the 13th amendment. National Jurisdiction
Articles of Confederation correct answers 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Constitution correct answers A document which spells out the principles by which a
government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society. The supreme law of the
land
Bill of Rights correct answers the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791;
they ensure certain rights and liberties to the people
Massachusetts Constitution correct answers Model for the US Constitution
Magna Carta (1215) correct answers First document to limit the powers of the king - signed
in 1215.
Citizens could not be deprived of life, liberty or property without a lawful judgment of their
peers or by law of the land.
Represented by the fifth amendment.
English Bill of Rights (1689) correct answers protected the rights of English citizens and
became the basis for the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Mayflower Compact correct answers 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in
America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the
Plymouth colony. Equal treatment under the law.
commen sense by thomas paine correct answers It advocates for American independence.
John Locke, Second Treatise of Government correct answers Humans have the right to life,
liberty and property and government was to protect those rights. Rejected "Divine Right" and
believed in a social contract
*Virginia*: Rights correct answers Listed in beginning: 16 sections, basis for US Bill of
Rights
Declration of Independence correct answers the document written to declare the colonies free
from British rule. Has 3 Parts: The preamble, 27 paragraphs complaining about the king and
the evidence, and the resolution of independence.
Treaty of Paris 1783 correct answers This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, recognized
the independence of the American colonies, and granted the colonies the territory from the
southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to
the Mississippi River.
North West Ordinance correct answers a law passed by Congress in 1787 specified how
western lands would be governed. Modern Day Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
and part of Minnesota. Inspired the 13th amendment. National Jurisdiction
Articles of Confederation correct answers 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Constitution correct answers A document which spells out the principles by which a
government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society. The supreme law of the
land
Bill of Rights correct answers the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791;
they ensure certain rights and liberties to the people
Massachusetts Constitution correct answers Model for the US Constitution
