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It was not the Englishmen, but the American colonists. The Bill of Rights was amended into the Constitution to give every American basic civil rights.

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cause the Englishmen were dumb

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Q: Why did Englishmen develop the Bill of Rights?
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What document was passed in 1689 which guaranteed the Englishmen certain individual rights?

The English Bill of Rights


Is it true or false that Colonists believed that their rights as Englishmen were being abused by the Bill of Rights?

False.


Why American colonists have the rights of Englishmen?

The American colonists were entitled to the rights of englishmen because they were an English colony. The abridgment of those rights was the cause of the revolutionary war.


Why did the American colonists have rights of englishmen?

The American colonists were entitled to the rights of englishmen because they were an English colony. The abridgment of those rights was the cause of the revolutionary war.


The English colonists brought with them their rights as Englishmen Some of these rights were based on the?

the magna carta


Which founding document guaranteed the rights of englishmen to the colonists?

The Charter of the VA Company in London was the founding document that guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists. It also established the House of Burgesses.


Facts about the Virginia company of London?

It had guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists


What were the legal rights that Englishmen had led the colonists to?

expect a voice in their government


What rights were guaranteed in the charters of the Virginia Company?

Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.


Which constitution the rights of Englishmen to all settlers of the Jamestown colony?

The mayflower compact!


Which historic document promised Englishmen the rights to trial by jury?

Magna Carta


Why did the colonists object to the new taxes in 1764 and again in 1765?

Their objection was because they were denied their rights as Englishmen. As Englishmen they have the right to only be taxed by their duly elected representative.