Four Documents that Influenced the Founders
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American Government: Foundations of American Government (Intro) The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony Thomas Paine's Common Sense Civics 360: Influential Documents Documents of Freedom: The Role of Government |
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Magna Carta
British Library: Magna Carta Magna Carta Facts Birth of the English Parliament: Magna Carta How Did Magna Carta Come About Why is Magna Carta Significant The Legacy of Magna Carta The Contents of Magna Carta |
English Bill of Rights
UGA Law Library: English Bill of Rights and Its Influence on the US Constitution |
Benchmark SS.7.C.1.2 - Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense had on colonists’ views of government.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will identify the important ideas contained in the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Common Sense. Students will evaluate the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Common Sense had on the purposes of government.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will identify the important ideas contained in the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Common Sense. Students will evaluate the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Common Sense had on the purposes of government.