Chapter 11 Notes Flashcards

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Petition of Right

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This was forced onto Charles I by the Parliament

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What did the Petition of Right say?

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  1. king could not tax unless Parliament approved it 2. the could not declare martial law 3. cannot board/house/shelter soldiers in private homes 4. the king could not imprison without a reason
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martial law means

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military rule

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What was Charles I’s religious troubles about?

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Charles liked the Anglican Church but he married a French Catholic; the Puritans opposed Charles

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royal courts used by Charles

used to get rid of people he didn’t like

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the Star Chamber

the Court of High Commissions

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Matters in Scotland

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Charles I tried to force Anglican policies in Scotland

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National Covenant (1638)

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the Scottish said that they were going to stand by their policies and not bow to the English’s wishes

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the Long Parliament

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is set up after Charles I dismissed Parliament; met for the first time in 1640 and met for the next 20 years

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The House of Commons in the Long Parliament was controlled by the

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Puritans

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10
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The Long Parliament condemned Charles I as a

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tyrant

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11
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The English Civil War lasted from

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1642-1649

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12
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Cavaliers

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AKA Royalists; supported King Charles

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Roundheads

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supported Parliament (mostly Puritans)
(name came from their haircut)
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Oliver Cromwell

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Puritan leader during the English Civil War; was disciplined and dictorial and very strict

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New Model Army

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the name of Cromwell’s army

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16
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Commonwealth

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the new government of England

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17
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January 1649

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Charles is defeated, convicted of treason, and beheaded

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18
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Who was the Lord Protector in Cromwell’s Commonwealth?

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the Lord Protector was the leader of England and it was Cromwell’s title after the commonwealth was set up

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19
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Instrument of Government (1653)

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Cromwell’s guidelines for governing

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20
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What happened at the end of the revolution and after Cromwell had died?

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in 1660 Parliament invites Charles II (son of Charles I) to return as king of England

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21
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Charles II

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son of Charles I

nickname was the Merry Monarch

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22
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Restoration

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the monarchy was restored to England

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23
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What did the Restoration reflect?

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It reflected a new beginning or rebirth of culture

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24
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Tories

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favored the Anglican Church and hereditary monarchy

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25
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Whigs

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favored a strong Parliament, opposed a Roman Catholic ruler

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26
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James

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the brother of Charles II

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27
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in 1685 James

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inherits the throne; was an absolute ruler

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28
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James had 2

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daughters; Mary and Anne; Mary is oldest

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29
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Both daughters

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are married and are Protestant

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30
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James then had a son so there was a threat of

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a line of Roman Catholic monarchs

31
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1688 Parliament invites

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Mary and her husband to replace James as monarch

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Glorious Revolution/ “Bloodless Revolution”

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William and Mary invade; James flees and William and Mary become duel monarchs

33
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Leviathan

this is a book

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written by Thomas Hobbes and it is his political philosophies

34
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Hobbes said in his book that

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people choose their leader

35
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Social Contract said

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we give the leader enough power in exchange for safety

36
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Natural world

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only the strong will survive

37
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natural rights

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John Locke introduced this concept; life liberty and the right to property

38
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John Locke said that if a ruler broke or violated rights

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he could be replaced

39
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Two Treatises on Government

John Locke’s publication

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it said an individual’s rights are superior

40
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writ

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a court order

41
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Habeas Corpus means

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you shall have the body

42
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the Habeas Corpus Act protected individuals

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against unfair arrest

43
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English Bill of Rights

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  1. Parliament will choose the leader of the government 2. freedom of speech 3. The king cannot impose taxes 4. Parliament must meet frequently 5. no cruel/unusual punishment 6. prohibits excessive bail
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Parliament was composed of

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two chambers or houses

45
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The House of Lords

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nobility and clergy

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House of Commons

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made up of representatives from the rest of the population

47
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Cabinet

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they are an advisory body and are in charge of an executive department

48
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Prime Minister

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head of the majority party and leader of the government

49
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first prime minister of England

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Robert Walpole

50
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limited constitutional monarchy

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the crown has powers restricted by a constitution

51
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British constitution consisted of several documents that combine to form the basis of govt in England

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Magna Carta; Bill of Rights; the Petition of Right; Habeas Corpus; tradition; Parliamentary legislation

52
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John Cabot

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his voyage gave England its first claim in North America; he was a Venetian captain who sailed for England

53
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sea dogs

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adventurous English sea captains that were traders but MOSTLY pirates and explorers

54
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Sir Francis Drake

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first English sea captain to sail around the world

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Northwest Passage

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a northern water route to Asia through or around North America but was never found

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Henry Hudson

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one of the first to search for the Northwest Passage; sailed for the Dutch and discovered the Hudson River and Hudson Bay

57
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Jamestown

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the first permanent English settlement in North America; established in 1607

58
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Plymouth Colony

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founded by Pilgrims to escape religious persecution; second permanent English colony established; is in Massachusetts

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two reasons people came to North America

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  1. came to find religious or political freedom and escape persecution 2. came for better lives for their families
60
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Enlightenment (1700s)

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a movement where philosophers emphasized the use of reason

61
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the Enlightenment period was also called

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the Age of Reason

62
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philosophes

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the thinkers during the Enlightenment period

63
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the philosophies emphasized

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freedom of religion, reform for the prison system, no government censorship

64
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The Spirit of Laws (1748)

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Montesquieu’s book where he described the perfect government

65
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Montesquieu introduced the idea of separation of powers which is

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where the government is divided into three co-equal branches- executive, legislative, judicial

66
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executive is there to

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enforce (execute) the law

67
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legislative branch is there to

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make the law

68
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judicial is there to

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interpret the law

69
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Checks and balances

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it prevents 1 of the 3 branches from dominating the other two

70
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Voltaire said that the best type of ruler was an

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Enlightened Monarch which means there would be a king or queen that was educated and would protect the rights of his subjects

71
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Rosseau’s The Social Contract was

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a book that described an ideal society

72
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popular sovereignty

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the government is created and controlled by the people

73
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general will

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what’s best for the majority

74
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Charles I was a believer in

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the divine right theory