WORLD HISTORY

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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

DECLINE OF FEUDALISM

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A historian found thisdocument that included thispassage:"In the first place we havegranted to God, and by this ourpresent charter confirmed for usand our heirs forever, that theEnglish church shall be free ____ Nosheriff or bailiff of ours, or otherperson, shall take the horses orcarts of any freeman fortransport duty, against the willof the said freeman."The conclusion the historiancould draw based on thispassage is at the time thedocument was written,
A
At the time the document was written, the church was the most powerful institution.
B
At the time the document was written, freemen had very few rights.
C
At the time the document was written, the government was a democracy.
D
At the time the document was written, craft-makers’ guilds maintained law and order.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. First of all have granted to God, and, for us and for our heirs forever, have confirmed, by this our present charter, that the English church shall be free and shall have its rights intact and its liberties uninfringed upon.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -+ (1) FIRST, THAT WE HAVE GRANTED TO GOD, and by this present charter have confirmed for us and our heirs in perpetuity, that the English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired.

Detailed explanation-4: -"The Magna Carta was a legislative agreement enacted by King John I of England in 1215. It defined the king’s rights as well as those of his subjects. Magna Carta is regarded as one of the most important historical documents since it declares that no one should be above the law.

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