Question

Match the descriptions with the historical documents.

dissolved the power of the monarchy, empowered Parliament, and established individual liberties for British subjects
document that organized and united the colonies during the Revolutionary War
provided the earliest form of government for a group of colonists
set a precedent for the westward expansion of America
how the colonies declared freedom from British governance

Answer 1

- dissolved the power of the monarchy, empowered Parliament, and established individual liberties for British subjects — English Bill of Rights (1689)
- document that organized and united the colonies during the Revolutionary War — Articles of Confederation
- provided the earliest form of government for a group of colonists — Mayflower Compact
- set a precedent for the westward expansion of America — Northwest Ordinance (1787)
- how the colonies declared freedom from British governance — Declaration of Independence (1776)