Question

2. Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?

Answer 1

It, along with Rome’s past republican government system, also influenced and molded the republican government for America. The founding fathers used the English Bill of Rights to help them see what would work better and what was more fair when creating a government for the colonists.

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is that an act passed by the Parliament in 1689. It was the right to petition the King and the right to trial by jury. The colonists wanted to choose people to make their laws and to form colonial assemblies.