Uncover abuses in government
This was a big deal because it introduced the concepts of limited government, rule of law, and due process. It also helped create the nation's Parliament (kind of like Congress in the U.S.). The Magna Carta was a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility.
The doctrine that allowed people living in the territories to decide the issue of slavery through their governmental bodies was called popular sovereignty.
They lost their land because they could not get enough money from the farming to pay their mortgages.
<span>Some similarities were
they both were Spanish, Ruthless, Strong leaders, Good military commanders,
brave, Conquerors of major New World empires for Spain, </span>conquistadors, <span>They were both Spaniards looking for gold and willing to kill anyone who interfered with that goal.</span>
