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The Magna Carta

Question 1 of 7

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Select the problems that the Magna Carta solved.

Select one or more of the following:

  • The pope and the king falling out caused the church to have less importance.

  • The barons had no power

  • The king arrested people with no trial

  • If people's taxes weren't payed, the king sent men to take their belongings. No one could stop the king from doing this.

  • The king had too much power.

  • There were no laws protecting rights and freedom.

  • The taxes were too high.

  • There were often forced marriages.

  • There was a murderer on the loose.

  • Everyone kept stealing stuff.

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Question 2 of 7

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The king introduced the Magna Carta to give himself more power.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 7

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The barons introduced the Magna Carta to give the king more power.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 4 of 7

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The queen introduced the Magna Carta to give herself more power.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 5 of 7

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The knights forced the Magna Carta onto the barons because they believed that the peasants needed to be treated better.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 7

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The pope introduced the Magna Carta to bring more power to the church.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 7 of 7

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the king to agree to the Magna Carta because it would help them, the and the to live happier and safer lives. The peasants needed to and the needed more power. Many people believed that the king had power.

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    The barons forced
    The knights forced
    The barons allowed
    knights
    king
    world
    peasants
    animals
    Earth
    be looked after better
    whipped and beaten
    punished
    knights and barons
    queen and king
    too much
    very little
    not enough

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