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On June 15, 1215, the barons of ___________________ England confronted King John at at Runnymede, and forced the king to put his ___________________ on the Magna Carta. King John had been an unpopular king who abused his power, oppressed his subjects, and angered the ___________________ by increasing ___________________ and demanding many soldiers for his ___________________ campaigns abroad. King John was excommunicated from the Catholic ___________________ by the Pope in 1209, further increasing his ___________________.
The barons wrote the ___________________ Carta, which contained 63 clauses promising all freemen access to courts and a fair ___________________, eliminating ___________________ fines and punishments, giving power to the Catholic Church in England, and addressing many lesser issues.
Although King John violated many of the clauses in the Magna Carta, later kings of ___________________ were eventually forced to comply with its terms.
The Magna Carta was one of the forerunners of modern British law, the US ___________________ and its Amendments (the ___________________ of Rights), and the guiding documents of many other countries that have further expanded the rights and liberties of the people and limited the power of the ___________________.
Pages on the Magna Carta at Enchanted Learning
 History of Magna Carta Read this history of Magna Carta—the famous English document which limited the power of the King, declaring that he was not above the law. |
 Short History of Magna Carta This is a shorter version of how the Magna Carta came to be. |
 Magna Carta Timeline Worksheet/Quiz A printable timeline on Magna Carta. Read the timeline, then answer the questions. Or go to the quiz answers, or to a PDF of the worksheet and answers (subscribers only). |
 Magna Carta Simple Printout Read a very simple printout on Magna Carta, with a picture of the last version of the document, from 1225. Or go to a pdf of the page (subscribers only). |
 Magna Carta Printout Read a printout on Magna Carta, and see a picture of one of the few original copies, from 1215. Or go to a pdf of the page (subscribers only). |
 Magna Carta Cloze Activity Use the word bank to fill in the blanks in this Magna Carta Cloze Activity. Or go to the cloze answer page. |
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