The Magna Carta was written over 500 years before the American Revolution, yet colonists sought to establish many of its ideals in the Declaration of Independence and in their new constitution. According to clause XXIX, How does this law differ from the status of colonist in America? Select one: A. Colonists considered themselves to be free. B. Colonists considered themselves to be royal subjects. C. The King considered colonists to be royal subjects. D. The King considered the colonists to be Freemen.