King John and Magna Carta

Question 1

What does Magna Carta mean in English?

Answer 1

Big Chart

Question 2

List 2 good things about King John?

Answer 2

Won wars in Scotland and Wales
People had a fair trial by judge

Question 3

List 3 bad things about King John?

Answer 3

Disagreed with the pope about Archbishop
Had high taxes or scutage
Not a good war leader

Question 4

What did the disagreement with the pope lead to with John?

Answer 4

John was excommunicated and church services ended

Question 5

When was the Magna Carta signed?

Answer 5

15th June 1215

Question 6

Where was the Magna Carta signed?

Answer 6

Runneymede

Question 7

When did John die?

Answer 7

October 1216

Question 8

What 2 things made the Magna Carta significant in 1215?

Answer 8

Made the king subject to law
King accepted legal limits to his power

Question 9

Why was Magna Carta significant in the long term?

Answer 9

Applied to more people being free
People could now assert their right

Question 10

Who was promised the throne of England?

Answer 10

French Prince Louis

Question 11

Give the 2 short term Significance of the Magna Carta?

Answer 11

1. Didn’t solve the issue as the king went back on his word.
2. There was no mention of the peasants and only referenced the Barons

Question 12

Give the 2 long term Significance of the Magna Carta?

Answer 12

1. As more became free the more Magna Carta Applied
2. Subjected the monarch to the law