Why was the Magna Carta significant to the development of democratic government? A. It clearly explained the ideals of the first
democracies of Greece. B. It set a precedent for limiting the power of the government. C. It limited the power of the government to the nobles. D. It gave women in England the right to vote.
Purchase of Alaska. But Seward had wanted to buy Alaska for a long time. Alaska is so large that the addition of this land would increase the size of the U.S. by nearly 20 percent. so a.