Magna Carta: when the king had to obey the law

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Pia's chain has a blank: what did King John raise on the barons?

   • Their wages
   • Heavy taxes
   • A new bridge
   • A guild
2. 2.

   Ren's chain has a blank: what came from heavy taxes and the king's unpopularity?

   • Friendship between them
   • Little trust between king and barons
   • Lower taxes
   • A charter from the year 1100
4. 3.

   What does Magna Carta mean, Zee asks?

   • Great Charter
   • Royal Tax
   • Great King of England
   • Small Map
5. 4.

   Ari reads that the barons pressed for a charter. What is a charter here?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • A tax on land
   • A written grant of rights
   • A royal palace
   • A kind of meadow by a river
6. 5.

   Bo reads that John sealed the charter. What does sealing it show?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • That the charter was secret
   • That the barons wrote it alone
   • That the charter was a tax
   • That the king agreed to it
7. 6.

   Which two boxes lead into the box about little trust, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • The charter and Runnymede
   • Little trust and the charter
   • Heavy taxes, and no other box
   • Heavy taxes, and the king's unpopularity
8. 7.

   Where did John seal Magna Carta, Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • Rome
   • Paris
   • Florence
   • Runnymede, near Windsor
9. 8.

   Why would heavy taxes make barons want their rights in writing, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • Written rules could limit the king
   • Charters were a kind of tax
   • Writing would raise the taxes higher
   • Barons liked paying more
10. 9.

    Why might little trust lead the barons to want a written charter, Milo asks?

    Use the picture in question 3.

    • Trust made writing useless
    • They wanted the king's promises in writing
    • They trusted the king fully
    • They wanted taxes raised
11. 10.

    Noah's friend says the barons wanted a charter for one reason: taxes. Which reply fits the chain?

    Use the picture in question 3.

    • Agree: the charter came first
    • Disagree: taxes went down
    • Agree: taxes were the one cause of the charter
    • Not quite: the king was unpopular too