England and the Magna Carta

Daily Objectives:

• Journal (click here for journal)
• Review Norman Conquest
• Finish Bayeux tapestry (2nd hour only)
• Rise of England and the Magna Carta
• Left Side: Venn Diagram of the differences and similarities between how England formed and how the US formed. -5 points per section of differences - 3 in center of similarity or difference.

MAIN IDEAS:

The people in England won rights from their kings by refusing to pay taxes until they got representation.  The US later adopted ideas of Magna Carta.

WWK:

Doomsday book: record of all English towns and farms for taxes

Henry II:  descendant of William the Conquerer who added French land to kingdom. Influenced England and later US with courts, judges, trial by jury, written laws

Richard the Lion-Hearted:   King who was son of Henry II, dies on Crusade, replaced by Prince John

King John:  taxed people harshly, spent money on wars, weak king

Magna Carta:  (Great Charter), 1215.  signed by King John that gave rights to English citizens and limited king’s powers.  Included:

·         no taxation without representation

·         jury trial

·         equal protection under the law

For the full text of the Magna Carta, click here.

VIDEOS:

England's Rise review and Magna Carta

Parliament:  The Queen Opens Parliament 

Parliament:  The Black Rod
800 years of Magna Carta

If you were gone: please watch the first video and select one of the others.