What important legal right guaranteed in the Magna Carta did the English colonists bring with them to the Americas?

A. the right to trial by jury
B. freedom of speech
C. universal suffrage
D. freedom from taxation

1 answer

A. the right to trial by jury

The English colonists brought with them the legal right to trial by jury, which was guaranteed in the Magna Carta. This principle became an important aspect of American legal traditions.