1. Colonial Influences on the Declaration of Independence
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.

2. LEQ and Standard
LEQ: What concepts from early English history and early American history about government have influenced our government today?
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.

3. Magna Carta 1215 Also called the Great Charter of Freedoms England
Required King John of England to protect certain rights
Limited King’s powers (limited monarchy)
Protected subjects’ privileges
Related vocab: rule of law, habeas corpus, common law

4. The English Bill of Rights 1689
Also Called: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject Settling the Succession of the Crown
England
Declaration of rights by Parliament
Parliament invited William and Mary to become joint monarchs
Established Constitutional Monarchy
Related vocab: consent of the governed, the right to bear arms and right to protest

5. The Mayflower Compact 1620 American colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts
Set up a government and first written laws for colony
Fair and equal laws for the good of the settlement
Foundation of US Constitution
Related vocab: social contract

6. Common Sense 1776 By Thomas Paine American colonies
Called King George a tyrant
Challenged authority of British government and monarchy over the colonies
Called colonists to declare independence
Related vocab: popular sovereignty, checks and balances