The Magna Carta and It's American Legacy Review

The signing of the Magna Carta is important not only to the history of England, but also to American history. When America's Founding Fathers created the documents upon which the United States was founded, they used the Magna Carta for inspiration and guidance. For this assignment, visit the Library of Congress website to read the article, Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor. This article discusses the relationship between the Magna Carta and important American documents like the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Once you have read the article, make a bulleted list of all the ways these American documents use ideas found in the Magna Carta, a document created almost five hundred years earlier. Your list should contain at least five bullet points that list the similarities between these documents, and at least two bullet points that describe differences. Be sure your list items are descriptive and clearly written.

 

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