SS.7.CG.1.3
Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense had on colonists’ views of government.
Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Students will identify the important ideas contained in the Magna Carta (e.g., due process of law, limitation of government power, right to justice, right to fair trial), Mayflower Compact (e.g., consent of the governed, self-government), English Bill of Rights (e.g., right to life, liberty and property; no taxation without representation; right to a speedy and fair jury trial; no excessive punishments), and Common Sense (representative self-government).
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Grade 7 Civics Family Guide: Standard 1
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Colonial Concerns
Grade(s): 7In this lesson plan, students will learn about the "Road to Revolution" -- British policies and the colonists' responses to those -- through brainstorming and note-taking. Students will review by playing Bingo and then write to show what they have learned.
Enlightenment Thinkers: Montesquieu and Locke
Grade(s): 7In this lesson plan, students will identify important Enlightenment thinkers that influenced how the Founders created the final plan for the United States government.
Influential Documents: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights and Common Sense
Grade(s): 7In this lesson plan, students will identify the impact the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense had on colonists’ views of government.
It Came from Where?
Grade(s): 7In this lesson plan, students will discover that our country’s founding principles can be traced back to earlier documents read by our Founders. Students will interpret excerpts from the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights and identify the important ideas contained within.