Read pgs. 417-427Read pgs. 417-427

► 1. How did the Norman 1. How did the Norman conquest set in motion conquest set in motion a chain of events that a chain of events that changed English rule changed English rule and law?and law?

► 2. What was William 2. What was William the Conqueror’s claim the Conqueror’s claim to the English throne?to the English throne?

► 3. How did King John 3. How did King John raise money to gain raise money to gain control of French control of French lands?lands?

► 4. What alternatives do 4. What alternatives do you think the barons you think the barons could have pursued in could have pursued in reaction to higher taxes?reaction to higher taxes?

► 5. List some of the rights, 5. List some of the rights, laws, and customs stated laws, and customs stated in the Magna Carta. How in the Magna Carta. How did the laws change the did the laws change the political order of England?political order of England?

► Answer questions 1-2 on Answer questions 1-2 on pg. 427pg. 427