Question

Which statement best expresses how magna carta shaped the colonists' views of government

Answer 1

Magna Carta was held to be the people's reaffirmation of rights against an oppressive ruler, a legacy that captured American suspicion of concentrated American power.

The colonists believed that leaders should obey the law and citizens had the right to trial by jury in both a criminal and a civil case, the right to a speedy trial, and protection from loss of life, liberty or property without due process of law...