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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?English Bill of RightsFundamental Orders of ConnecticutMagna CartaMayflower Compact
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions."No freeman shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions...except by the lawful judgement of his peers..."
-Magna Carta, 1215
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?federalismdue processa bicameral legislaturethe social contract - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following documents extended voting rights to non-church members?Mayflower CompactMagna CartaVirginia House of BurgessesFundamental Orders of Connecticut
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which statement explains the significance of the House of Burgesses?the assembly served as a model for other colonial legislaturescolonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governorthe assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginiathe king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following rights that Americans enjoy today was established in the Magna Carta?freedom of speechtrial by juryfreedom of religionfreedom of the press
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.*Distance from Great Britain
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to thecreation of alliances between British settlers and American Indianselection of British colonists to Parliamentgrowth of representative government in the British coloniesexpansion of British trade in the Americas - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?it provided the basis for a self-governing colonyit established the first representative assembly in Americait extended voting rights to non-church membersIt established the idea of due process
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is in correct chronological order?Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutMagna Carta, House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of RightsHouse of Burgesses, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of RightsMayflower Comapct, Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following provided the model for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?Mayflower CompactEnglish Bill of RightsMagna CartaFundamental Orders of Connecticut
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which statement accurately describes the people who were allowed to vote in elections of representatives to colonial assemblies?they were colonists of means born in Americathey were men who owned propertythey were women who were able to read and writethey were colonists born in England
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated withabuses by absolute monarchsestablishment of religious tolerationsteps toward colonial self-governmentadoption of universal suffrage
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.All of the following ideas are associated with the Magna Carta except-due process of lawtrial by jurylimited governmentfederalism
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.All of the following ideas describe the Mayflower Compact except-majority ruleself-governmentsocial contractindividual rights
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.All of the following ideas are associated with the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut exceptwritten constitutionextended voting rights to non-church memberslimited the power of the kingexample of self-government