Colonial Influences

4. Because the Pilgrims landed so far away from Virginia, they needed to form their own ________________.
5. The Magna Carta tried to limit the ___________ of King John
7. In 1620, Pilgrims signed the ____________________ to help them govern their colony in MA
8. The Magna Carta helped create a group known as _______________, whose job is to write laws for English citizens.
12. On July 4th, 1776, colonists signed the ______________________ that officially made the United States its own country.
15. A number of __________________ met in Philadelphia in the 1770s to discuss how they should respond to new demands placed ont them by King George and Parliament.

1. The Magna Carta introduced ideas such as ______ ______________, individual rights, rule of law, and due process
2. The British king who tried to take power away from England's nobility
3. A pamphlet known as _____________________, written by Thomas Paine, highlighted the reasons why the colonists should break away from the English
6. After the __________ _______ _________ _______, King Geroge and Parliament placed more and more demands on the colonists, causing a lot of anger.
9. The English _______ ____ __________ helped to expand the rights of citizens already established in the Magna Carta
10. The Mayflower Compact introduced the idea of ________ ___________ in the "New World," or a government and rules everyone would follow for the good of the community.
11. In the Middle Ages, monarchs shared their power with the upper class known as the __________
13. In order to stay informed, colonists would get their information from ____________ and taverns
14. A document signed in 1215 that was signed between the king and British Nobles