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What was one important right granted in the Magna Carta?
Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell, 2005, page 152
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Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell, 2005, page 152
Important rights contained in the Magna Carta as they applied to the colonists were contained in the charters brought to American when they emigrated from England. The rights in these charters included the right to the due process of law and their continued rights as free, English subjects.