Magna Carta/ English Bill of Rights

The English Colonists in general were prosperous. There were many opportunities available in America that did not exist in England, and, being 3,000 miles away from the "Mother Country", one would be hard pressed to find another group of people with more freedom. Why then, did the colonies rebel against the most powerful nation in the World?
Today, we will see that it was a matter of constitutional rights!
England's constitutional government is based on several documents. Today we will look at the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.
Click on this link to the Magna Carta:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/print_friendly.html?page=index_content.html&title=Magna_Carta


Click on this link to the English Bill of Rights:
http://www.constitution.org/eng/eng_bor.htm

Magna Carta video: 30 seconds


English Bill of Rights (Declaration of Rights) video:

1. How was the Magna Carta different from the English Bill of Rights?

2. What basic rights that you think are important were not included in either of these two documents?

3. What were some basic ideas included in the Magna Carta?

4. Which parts of the English Bill of Rights do you think the Founding Fathers might have included in the Constitution? Explain your answers