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What kind of government did the American colonists want? What influenced their choices? Test your knowledge in this quiz! Visit www.icivics.org for more FREE games and resources. Search #colonists #indpendence #magnacarta #commonsense #Mayflowercompact

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1
The Mayflower Compact states
The new government will serve the common good
All people will follow the laws
The pilgrims will create their own government
The goverment will mirror the English Monarchy
2
The Magna Carta served to...
Limit the King’s power
Protect certain rights for the nobles
Increase the power of the King
3
Thomas Paine encouraged Americans to fight for independence in his pamphlet called…
Mayflower Compact
Common Sense
Magna Carta
4
The Mayflower Compact is an example of
Limited government
Due Process
Self-government
5
The Founding Fathers were greatly influenced by …
Their British heritage
Their American values
6
The English Bill of Rights…
Expanded the rights of the King
Limited the rights of Parliament
Expanded the rights of Parliament and the people
7
In the early 1200s, King John of England tried to:
Give the nobles more power
Give everyone the right to vote
Take all the power for himself
8
Cato’s Letters expressed ideas such as …
Closer ties to England
Self-government
Due Process
Freedom of Expression
9
The Magna Carta introduced the concepts of …
Monarchy
Rule of law
Limited government
Due process
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In the English Bill of Rights, Englishmen demanded:
Free elections to Parliament
The right to a fair trial
Fairer taxes
More power to nobles