What did the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights teach? (Check all that apply)
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Limited government
More power for a monarchy
Added the due process of law
Everyone was innocent until proven guilty.
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What is a tariff?
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A really serious trading law.
Taxes on imports and exports
An official document that is signed when two countries go to war.
A way to get people to pay money when trading.
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Even though they helped America during the Revolutionary War, [blank_start]Spain[blank_end] closed off trading with the U.S. after the British started to tax the U.S. while trading.
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Spain
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One document that influenced the U.S government was the [blank_start]Enlightenment[blank_end] which was written by John Locke.
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Magna Carta
Enlightenment
English Bill of Rights
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What are TWO ways the English Bill of Rights influenced the American government?
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Gave the government limited power.
They are the reason America has a Constitution.
Introduced the Rule of law where government officials were subject to the law.
It gave women and slaves more rights.
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Who in America had the right to vote?
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White males and females who were wealthy.
Farmers, merchants, and anyone white.
White men who paid taxes and were wealthy.
White men and women and African Americans.
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How did America model its government?
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A constitution was created for the WHOLE country.
A constitution was created for each state
The Declaration of Independence was used as the official constitution.
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The goal of checks and balances is to make sure that no branch in the government gets a lot of power.
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True
False
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What were some strengths of the Articles of Confederation?