Magna carta was written in 1215 as a contract between king john and some noblemen. the immediate purpose was to have the king promise to respect the rights of those noblemen so they did not have to start a civil war to force him to do so. what basic principle is established in that document?

1)which is the following was characteristic of the british colonies but not the french or spanish religion a. presence of slavery b. religion conversion c. smuggling and piracy d. strict racial hierarchy 2)how did the columbia exchange affect europe? a diseases from the new world decimated the population of the european continent b new crops introduced to europe generated further interest in the new world c enslavement of american indians in europe changed cultural attitudes toward slavery d the items produced by american indians become objects of competition in europe