SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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This will limit your power and give more power to the nobles.
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You can no longer send slaves to the colonies because this forbids it.
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Jamestown is a successful colony and has been named after you, sir!
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The Puritans are unhappy with the Church of England and want to break apart and start their own church, sir!
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Detailed explanation-1: -Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.
Detailed explanation-2: -That document reached England in late September. Technically, the Magna Carta was valid for only ten weeks. Disputes and confrontations continued between King John and the barons until the king’s death from a sudden attack of dysentery (an infection of the lower intestines) in October 1216.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1215, King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta stating that the king was not above the law of the land and protecting the rights of the people.
Detailed explanation-4: -Magna Carta This document guarantees Barons their ancient rights: No new taxes unless a common counsel agrees. All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury. The Monarch doesn’t have absolute power.