THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The British government abandoning mercantilism.
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Democratic traditions developing in the colonies.
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Royal governors are replaced by colonial assemblies.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The defeat at Bouvines led to the meeting at Runnymede, but opposition to the king had been brewing for longer; in 1212 there had been rumours of a plot to murder him. Magna Carta was hammered out in negotiations between the leaders of two armed parties – the king on one side and the rebel barons on the other.
Detailed explanation-2: -Magna Carta also guaranteed due process of law, freedom from arbitrary imprisonment, trial by a jury of peers, and other fundamental rights that inspired and informed the Founding Fathers of our nation when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Magna Carta (1215) In 1215, after King John of England violated a number of ancient laws and customs by which England had been governed, his subjects forced him to sign the Magna Carta, which enumerates what later came to be thought of as human rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Magna Carta came to represent the idea that the people can assert their rights against an oppressive ruler and that the power of government can be limited to protect those rights. These concepts were clearly foundational and central to both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.