THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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to increase the power of the monarchy
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to end taxation in England
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to force the monarchy to give up power
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to weaken the power of nobles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Among the main grievances against the king was that he demanded too much money from the people in taxes. The barons were also aware of the king’s waning power. After John waged a disastrous war in France, the barons swore to compel him to respect the rights of his subjects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Magna Carta was sealed by King John on 15 June 1215. The document was drawn up after his barons rebelled and forced him to agree to limitations on his power, because he had demanded heavy taxes to fund his unsuccessful wars in France.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on Magna Carta, or “the Great Charter, ” on June 15, 1215.
Detailed explanation-4: -King John met the barons on June 15, 1215 at Runnymede, a neutral site just west of London. Here the barons demanded that King John sign a document called the Magna Carta guaranteeing them certain rights.
Detailed explanation-5: -In June 1215, King John was forced to submit to the demands of his rebel barons by agreeing to the settlement recorded in Magna Carta. This limitation of royal authority through a written grant was the barons’ most radical achievement. It established the principle that the king was subject to and not above the law.