Mr. Watson
Road to Democracy to 1776
Study Guide
Name: ______________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ________________
1.
What is the Magna Carta?
2.
When was the Magna Carta signed?
3.
Why was the Magna Carta created?
4.
Why was the Magna Carta important?
5.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
6.
When was the English Bill of Rights created?
7.
Why was the English Bill of Rights created?
8.
Why was the English Bill of Rights important?
9.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
10.
When was the Mayflower Compact signed?
11.
Why was the Mayflower Compact created?
12.
Why was the Mayflower Compact important?
13.
What is the document “Common Sense”?
14.
When was the document Common Sense
important?
15.
Why was the document “Common Sense”
created?
16.
Why was the document “Common Sense”
important?
17.
Define “self-government.”
18.
Define “due process”
19.
Define “rule of law.”
20.
Define “rights”
21.
Define “limited government”
22.
Define “boycott.”
23.
Why did England want to tax the colonies?
24.
Why did the colonies dislike the way England
tried to govern them?
25.
What is the Stamp Act?
26.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
27.
What is the Continental Congress?
28.
What action did the Continental Congress take
on July 4, 1776?
29.
On the back of this sheet write a paragraph about how 4 of the documents discussion influenced the
colonists view on government.