Sam Adams ⇒ politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- <em>Failed to defend property rights of Indigenous people</em>
Sam Adams was one of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence which called for the fair treatment of people and the protection of their land.
He disregarded these principles when he failed to protect the land rights of Native Americans when he was an influential figure in Massachusetts.
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Thomas Jefferson ⇒author of the
Declaration of Independence
- <em>Enslaved his own children</em>
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence which called for people to be free and able to live in liberty.
He clearly did not think enslaved people deserved these rights as he owned about 600 enslaved people throughout his life. He also had an affair with one of his enslaved people and when she gave birth, their children became his enslaved people.
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George Washington ⇒ General in the Continental Army
- <em>Tried to recapture an enslaved woman who escaped to New Hampshire</em>
George Washington fought for people to be free of British tyranny yet owned enslaved people and was so bent on keeping them in bondage that he pursued one of his enslaved people named, Ona Judge when she escaped for a better life.
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Too much stock speculation and overproduction in industry and agriculture.
It limited the power of the king. - correct. It limited the power of the king making him respect economic rights, respect the rule of law, the fairness of the law and due process.
It gave the king’s government more control. - Incorrect. Magna Carta was made because nobles were tired of a tyranic king.
It stated that individuals were equal. - Incorrect. Magna Carta didnt make all individuals equal, you can see it clearly when barons had the privilege to serve as consultants and other people didnt.
It established due process. - Correct. if someone was accused by a crime for example, they would be given a proper trial and be judged by their peers.
It led to the creation of a legislative branch. - correct. The nobles forced the king to sign the Magna Carta, and with it came a clause that made barons serve as consultants to the king.
It reduced the rights of citizens. - Incorrect. It gave more rights to citizens.
Answer: a. The rulers of the Yuan dynasty adopting Chinese court culture and methods of rule
Explanation:
The Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan united the nomadic Mongol clans and established a vast Mongol empire that controlled a significant part of the world in its time with part of those dominions being China.
When he died, his son took over and then his grandson Kublai Khan took over and established the Yuan dynasty in 1271. After this, Kublai employed the methods of Chinese rule that he had found amongst the Chinese thereby assimilating the conquering Mongols into Chinese lifestyle.
The correct answer is - D. Held absolutely and by divine right.
In both of these ancient empires/dynasties the rulers were not elected, but instead they had the throne as a given because they were born in the family that ruled the empire/dynasty. They had the absolute power over everything in their respective empires/dynasties, but it's interesting that they were also considered as divine creatures, like Gods even.
