Social Studies Explore Activity by Kyan Mccarville https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt en-us 2017-09-27 14:20:50 UTC 2017-09-27 17:27:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png How it influenced some laws today kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191697490 The Magna Carta helped influence many laws we have today. It also helped influence some of our rights, such as a speedy trial or protection from loss of life.]]> 2017-09-27 14:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191697490 Why it was created kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191706039 The king at the time took all of the power, completely ignoring the parliament, and ignored or created his own laws. He would inflict cruel punishments on people, even when there was a small crime! The parliament and the people decided that he needed to be stopped, so the parliament created the Bill of Rights. ]]> 2017-09-27 14:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191706039 What sparked the revolution kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191721827 A lot of the things that this: https://www.landofthebrave.info/bill-of-rights-1689.htm article told me seemed to help spark the revolution against the king. From the cruel punishments, to just taking all of the power.]]> 2017-09-27 15:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191721827 Summary of the bill of rights: kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191722933
  • A frequently summoned Parliament and free elections
  • Members should have freedom of speech in Parliament
  • No armies should be raised in peacetime
  • No taxes could be levied, without the authority of parliament
  • Laws should not be dispensed with, or suspended, without the consent of parliament
  • No excessive fines should imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
    • ]]>     2017-09-27 15:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191722933     What it was kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191725755 The Mayflower Compact was a legal instrument that bound the pilgrims together, according to my source.]]> 2017-09-27 15:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191725755 Why it was needed kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191726943 The pilgrims needed to get permission to move to the mouth of the Hudson river, so they asked the king if they could, since when they landed, they decided to stay in New England. To keep peace and order, the male passengers all signed the mayflower compact.]]> 2017-09-27 15:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191726943 Magna Carta kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191734036 According to my second source, the founding fathers like the Magna Carta as much as the people who really needed it. They feel like without it, the U.S. would have never been formed.]]> 2017-09-27 15:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191734036 English Bill of Rights kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191740971 Without this important document, the U.S. might never have been formed, and we would all live in England. It was this bill that released the English people from the kings rule, and gave them more power and freedom.]]> 2017-09-27 16:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191740971 The Mayflower Compact kyanm0022 https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191766095 I feel like the Mayflower Compact helped a lot in the development of America. It made sure there was order among the settlers, and that they wouldn't tear each other apart eventually.]]> 2017-09-27 16:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kyanm0022/672ylc9ck1pt/wish/191766095