Free Magna Carta Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

In June 1215, at RUNNYMEDE beside the River Thames, KING John of ENGLAND put his SEAL to a CHARTER drawn up by rebel lords, each one a powerful BARON. That DOCUMENT, the Magna Carta ("Great Charter"), said that even a MONARCH had to follow the LAW. It promised that no free man could be imprisoned without the lawful judgment of his peers, and that JUSTICE could not be sold or delayed.

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Most of its clauses dealt with MEDIEVAL feudal disputes, but the ideas of LIBERTY, FREEDOM and RIGHTS lasted. Later PARLIAMENT drew on it, and centuries later so did the authors of the American founding documents. The word list runs easy-to-medium, best for students from about 9 up, and the answer key is on page two of the PDF. Follow the thread with the Bill of Rights word search, the Constitution word search and the Declaration of Independence word search, or the branches of government word search; for earlier history there is the ancient Rome word search and the full set of world history word searches.