Magna Carta - GED Social Studies

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 between English nobles and King John II. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and the Articles of Confederation were signed into practice in 1781.

The Magna Carta (1215) was the first legal attempt to check the power of the English monarchy and to guarantee certain rights for some of the population. Seen as the founding moment of English democracy, it is worth considering that it only protected the nobles and other aristocrats from the abuses of the monarchy, and it would be a few hundred years before any true democracy began to take shape in England. Still, it is a seminal moment in the progression from autocratic monarchy to representative democracy in the English-speaking world.

The Magna Carta was a document signed between King John II and the English nobility in the thirteenth century. It was intended to prevent the King from abusing his power and aimed to protect certain rights of the nobility. It is often considered the beginning of English democracy and thus American democracy.

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 between English nobles and King John II. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and the Articles of Confederation were signed into practice in 1781.

The Magna Carta (1215) was the first legal attempt to check the power of the English monarchy and to guarantee certain rights for some of the population. Seen as the founding moment of English democracy, it is worth considering that it only protected the nobles and other aristocrats from the abuses of the monarchy, and it would be a few hundred years before any true democracy began to take shape in England. Still, it is a seminal moment in the progression from autocratic monarchy to representative democracy in the English-speaking world.

The Magna Carta was a document signed between King John II and the English nobility in the thirteenth century. It was intended to prevent the King from abusing his power and aimed to protect certain rights of the nobility. It is often considered the beginning of English democracy and thus American democracy.

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 between English nobles and King John II. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and the Articles of Confederation were signed into practice in 1781.

The Magna Carta (1215) was the first legal attempt to check the power of the English monarchy and to guarantee certain rights for some of the population. Seen as the founding moment of English democracy, it is worth considering that it only protected the nobles and other aristocrats from the abuses of the monarchy, and it would be a few hundred years before any true democracy began to take shape in England. Still, it is a seminal moment in the progression from autocratic monarchy to representative democracy in the English-speaking world.

The Magna Carta was a document signed between King John II and the English nobility in the thirteenth century. It was intended to prevent the King from abusing his power and aimed to protect certain rights of the nobility. It is often considered the beginning of English democracy and thus American democracy.

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 between English nobles and King John II. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and the Articles of Confederation were signed into practice in 1781.

The Magna Carta (1215) was the first legal attempt to check the power of the English monarchy and to guarantee certain rights for some of the population. Seen as the founding moment of English democracy, it is worth considering that it only protected the nobles and other aristocrats from the abuses of the monarchy, and it would be a few hundred years before any true democracy began to take shape in England. Still, it is a seminal moment in the progression from autocratic monarchy to representative democracy in the English-speaking world.

The Magna Carta was a document signed between King John II and the English nobility in the thirteenth century. It was intended to prevent the King from abusing his power and aimed to protect certain rights of the nobility. It is often considered the beginning of English democracy and thus American democracy.

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 between English nobles and King John II. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and the Articles of Confederation were signed into practice in 1781.

The Magna Carta (1215) was the first legal attempt to check the power of the English monarchy and to guarantee certain rights for some of the population. Seen as the founding moment of English democracy, it is worth considering that it only protected the nobles and other aristocrats from the abuses of the monarchy, and it would be a few hundred years before any true democracy began to take shape in England. Still, it is a seminal moment in the progression from autocratic monarchy to representative democracy in the English-speaking world.