Thursday, February 09, 2006
The Magna Carta
When King John of England raised taxes and began to ignore the law the nobles, merchants, and bishops joined at the fields of Runnymeade in 1215 to force him to sign the Magna Carta or "Great Charter." This document took away some of the King's power and gave it to something called the Parliament. It established the idea that even the King is not above the law. If you were King John would you have signed the Magna Carta? Why or why not?
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We would not have sigend it because there are too many rules. If there were less rules then we would sign it. But 61 rules is too much! So no we would not sign it.
Ted would sign, even with the rules. he is quite odd...
; )
Ted would sign, even with the rules. he is quite odd...
; )
Garrett Matt And GT
If I was the king and some of my power was taken away I wouldnt sign it I would let them break the law then I would kill them then they would listen to me.
If I was the king and some of my power was taken away I wouldnt sign it I would let them break the law then I would kill them then they would listen to me.
If I was king John I would probably
not sign the Magna Carta because power is important for a king to have. The king needs land to protect his fief.
But we all think that it could be both answers .
see ya!
not sign the Magna Carta because power is important for a king to have. The king needs land to protect his fief.
But we all think that it could be both answers .
see ya!
Maa- If I was King John, I would sign the Magna Carta
becasuse I would not have a lot to lose except some of
my power which would take off some of the pressure in case there was trouble
Allie- I would have signed it if I was King John because then I woulld get the taxes,but then I would lose som of the power I have .
Ben- I would sign the magna carta because if I didn't the serfs would probably revolt or the nobles would try to kill me.
Brandon- yes I would have signed it if i were King John because the people need food and money and to buy clothes ...then I would get some of the taxes and I would lose some of the power that i already have.
becasuse I would not have a lot to lose except some of
my power which would take off some of the pressure in case there was trouble
Allie- I would have signed it if I was King John because then I woulld get the taxes,but then I would lose som of the power I have .
Ben- I would sign the magna carta because if I didn't the serfs would probably revolt or the nobles would try to kill me.
Brandon- yes I would have signed it if i were King John because the people need food and money and to buy clothes ...then I would get some of the taxes and I would lose some of the power that i already have.
Yes we would sign it
John Kiersten Shelby and Austin say yes because then they wouldn't have to make their own rules.
Ryan says yes because if he didn't then they would not listen to you then then they would kill you
John Kiersten Shelby and Austin say yes because then they wouldn't have to make their own rules.
Ryan says yes because if he didn't then they would not listen to you then then they would kill you
We would sign the Magna Carta because if we didn't we would probably be excommunicated. We think it is better to have SOME power then none at all.
NO, we wouldn't have signed the magna carter. We would not because then as king, we would lose most of our pwer. Not all, but alot of it. And also the city aka,the towns peeps(people) would mainly respect the magna Carter, than the king!!~!!!
YES! because we don't want to be overthrown or killed by the people, also because If I don't listen to them they might not listen to me.
No, if we were King John, we wouldn't sign the Magna Carta because it would take away our power and start a democracy which would mean there would be no kings.
chewbacca 6:Cassie,Sam,Charlie,Mallory,and Carly
We think that we would and would not sign the Magna Carta. We think this because we want others to have power too. But then at the same time we want to have power too so we can make our people happy.
We think that we would and would not sign the Magna Carta. We think this because we want others to have power too. But then at the same time we want to have power too so we can make our people happy.
no i would not sign because you might sign for the wrong thing and the gild could turn into a criminal gild.
we would sign the Magna Carta because if we didn't alot of people would rebel and get angry. And Jake hendricks is ODD.
We would sign the Magna Carta because then men and woman would have the same rights. We would also sign it because it brought courts and trials that we still have today, and it also broke down feudilism and thats why we would sign the Magna Carta.
We would sign the Magna Carta because then men and woman would have the same rights. We would also sign it because it brought courts and trials that we still have today, and it also broke down feudilism and thats why we would sign the Magna Carta.
If I were KIng John I don't think that I would have signed the Magna Carta because it would have taken some of my powers away.
We the people of the Chewbacca table say that we would sign the Magna Carta if we were King John.We would because we want to stay loyal to our people.And if we didnt they might kill us all which would definately not be good.Also if we stay loyal to them then they will stay loyal to us and increase our wealth and power.
Yes we would of signed the magna carta because we would get more support and respect from our people.Nobles would not be mad at us. This was the last resort for king john or he would be overthrown.John had nothing else left to lose either so he had too.
oh and phat morris, miss sidney and queen christina ,and shane the dork are at our my heck yeshish table
oh and phat morris, miss sidney and queen christina ,and shane the dork are at our my heck yeshish table
we the table of obi wan ( nick,shantel,amy,micheal,chris) would sign the magna carta... because King John had to.. he was forced to..
and everyone would be happy but the king.
- obi wan table
and everyone would be happy but the king.
- obi wan table
Allison and Tommy: We agree that we would sign the Magna Carta, because we don't think that Feudalism should continue.
Sean, Tyler, and Cody: We say that we wouldn't sign the Magna Carta, because if you have a ton of power and land than why would you want to give it away.
Sean, Tyler, and Cody: We say that we wouldn't sign the Magna Carta, because if you have a ton of power and land than why would you want to give it away.
Danielle said she would because they threatened to kill him if he did not sign the Magna Carta.
Tom and Neyer said that they would not sign it so that they could have all of the power to themselves. But when they would die the Magna Carta they signed would then came into effect.
Joop said he would sign it because it was the right thing to do, and that the king should follow the law.
Tom and Neyer said that they would not sign it so that they could have all of the power to themselves. But when they would die the Magna Carta they signed would then came into effect.
Joop said he would sign it because it was the right thing to do, and that the king should follow the law.
We all think that if we were King John then we would have signed the Magna Carte. One reasan we all agreed on was because the nobles threatened to kill us if we didn't. Also if King John didn't marry and he died without signing the kingdom would have no king. So the people wouldn't know what to do without a king and the people in the kingdom wouldn't know who to pick for the next king.
Cassey, Taylor, Asa, and Olivia would sign the Magna Carta because not signing might have made you lose all your power but ou would still be alive, for if you didn't sign you would have died. Plus, not signing and trying to attack wouldn't be chivalric.
Sam thinks otherwise! He wouldn't have signed it, because then he'd lose a lot of power and even if he did sign it he could still be killed. KILLED... :)
Sam thinks otherwise! He wouldn't have signed it, because then he'd lose a lot of power and even if he did sign it he could still be killed. KILLED... :)
1) YES, I WOULD SIGN THE MAGNA CARTA BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE MY PEOPLE TO LIKE ME AS THEIR QUEEN. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO BE A FAIR QUEEN. I WOULDN'T LIKE MY PEOPLE TO GET ANGRY WITH ME AND THEN REBEL AGAINST ME!!! THERE ARE ALSO SOME NOT VERY GOOD OUTCOMES TO SIGNING IT ALSO THOUGH. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE; I WOULD BE HANDING OVER MOST OF MY POWER TO PARLIMENT. ALSO I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PASS SOME LAWS. BUT OVERALL I WOULD RATHER SIGN IT!
-LEXIE(THE COOL ONE)
2)YES, I WOLD HAVE SIGNED THE MAGNA CARTA BECAUSE I WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE ME. I ALSO WOULD WANT TO BE NICE TO PEOPLE SO THEY WOULD BE NICE BACK TO ME AND THEN THEY WOULD CONSIDER MY OPIONS.
3) IF I WAS KING JOHN, I WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED THE MAGNA CARTA. WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE TAKEN AWAY SOME OF MY POWER, AND I WISH TO RULE ABOVE ALL. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WANTED A CERTAIN LAW TO BE PUT OUT, OTHER NOBLES COULD DISAGREE AND VETO. ALSO, WITH POWER TO PARLIAMENT, THEY MIGHT TRY TO TAKE OVER AND RULE MY KINGDOM. I DO NOT WANT THAT. IF I WAS ABOVE THE LAW I'D BE ABOVE EVERYTHING, WITH FULL CONTROL AND POWER. WHY WOULD I WANT TO GIVE IT ALL AWAY?
4) IF I WAS KING JOHN, I WOULD NOT SIGN THE MAGNA CARTA. I WOULDN'T BECAUSE THEN, LOTS OF MY POWER WOULD BE GONE. THEN PEOPLE WITH MORE POWER WOULD HAVE MORE CONTROL. THEN THEY MIGHT TAKE OVER THE KINGDOM.
-LEXIE(THE COOL ONE)
2)YES, I WOLD HAVE SIGNED THE MAGNA CARTA BECAUSE I WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE ME. I ALSO WOULD WANT TO BE NICE TO PEOPLE SO THEY WOULD BE NICE BACK TO ME AND THEN THEY WOULD CONSIDER MY OPIONS.
3) IF I WAS KING JOHN, I WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED THE MAGNA CARTA. WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE TAKEN AWAY SOME OF MY POWER, AND I WISH TO RULE ABOVE ALL. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WANTED A CERTAIN LAW TO BE PUT OUT, OTHER NOBLES COULD DISAGREE AND VETO. ALSO, WITH POWER TO PARLIAMENT, THEY MIGHT TRY TO TAKE OVER AND RULE MY KINGDOM. I DO NOT WANT THAT. IF I WAS ABOVE THE LAW I'D BE ABOVE EVERYTHING, WITH FULL CONTROL AND POWER. WHY WOULD I WANT TO GIVE IT ALL AWAY?
4) IF I WAS KING JOHN, I WOULD NOT SIGN THE MAGNA CARTA. I WOULDN'T BECAUSE THEN, LOTS OF MY POWER WOULD BE GONE. THEN PEOPLE WITH MORE POWER WOULD HAVE MORE CONTROL. THEN THEY MIGHT TAKE OVER THE KINGDOM.
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