INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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It gave the monarch unlimited power to tax the nobility.
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It restricted the power of the Church over the government.
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It affirmed that monarchs should rule with the advice of the governed.
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It guaranteed the freedom of serfs to live and work where they chose.
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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: -Magna Carta, which means ‘The Great Charter’, is one of the most important documents in history as it established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Magna Carta was significant because it forced the King to obey the laws of England. King John had to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede after the King had angered the barons taxing them without their consent so he could pay for his wars with France.
Detailed explanation-4: -"No taxation without representation” is most significant Magna Carta principle. In America’s colonial days, the most significant principle of the Magna Carta was that the king had no power to tax persons who were not represented in the government.