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    In which year was the Magna Carta signed?

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    1215! The Magna Carta is considered the founding document of English liberties and hence American liberties. The Magna Carta, or Great Charter, is a document created for the purpose of limiting the powers of the monarch and preserving the basic legal rights of all free men in England.

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    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/


    1215 to King John's great dismay!
    1215


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