Chapter 2 Review Flashcards

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What are royalists/cavaliers

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They were supporters of the king who came from wealthy or noble families

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What are Protestants

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Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or orthodox eastern church

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What was an absolute monarch

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A king or queen or emperor or empress that has unlimited power

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What was the reformation

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The reformation started when Martin Luther nailed the 95 thesis to the church wall

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Roundhead

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They were Cromwells army. They were people from towns and farmers.

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What is an Empire

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A group of states or country’s under the same ruler

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What was the glorious revolution

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The glorious revolution finally happened when king and queen Mary and William came to rule because the parliament chose them and England became a constitutional monarchy

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What is a Constitutional monarchy

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When a king or queen rules according to the laws of the nation

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What is a Republic

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A country without a monarch

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What was the renaissance

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It was a time of rebirth of art and culture and literature when people started not totally depending on religion the guide them through life. People started drawing and writing about every day life

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What is a democracy

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A government that is controlled by the people who live under it

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What were the blue laws

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Very strict laws the blue laws outlawed pagan ceremonies such as Christmas dancing gambling sports and theatre

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Order of events

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James I becomes king
Charles I becomes king
Cromwell dies
Glorious revolution

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Anglican Church

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Was the Church of England. It changed with each monarch it decided how church’s would be run all over the country

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Magna carta

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The Magna Carta was also know as the great charter which guarenteed the English people certain civil rights

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Charles I and the parliament

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He was unwilling to compromise with parliament and believed in the DRoK he was narrow minded and didn’t like socializing.charles constantly needed money for his extravagant life style

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Charles and money

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Charles biggest trouble was never having enough money for his extravagant lifestyle. He wouldn’t agree with parliament so he found ways to raise money, 1. ship money, 2. forced people to loan him money, 3. he mortgaged royal properties, 4. collected custom fees know as poundage and tunnage, 5. billeted his soldiers in people’s houses, 6. he sold noble titles, 7. also the court of star chamber

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Court of star chamber

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It was to convict, imprison, and fine his enemies. People tried under this court had No rights under the law.

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Archbishop Laud and puritans

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  1. At a time when puritans were protesting against decoration and ritual church as “papist” 2. Laud put more decorations. 3. As a result puritans violently attacked churches, carvings, books, and paintings, carved rails, and glass windows
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Charles I and Scott’s

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He tried to make Scotland and England the same religion. Scott’s were prebesbyterians and they signed a covenant (agreement) to resist this demand and revolted. Charles needed money fore soldiers to shut down the revolt.(“he called a new parliament “short parliament” which he shut down in three weeks”)

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Long parliament

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Lasted 13 years 1. Charles gave parliament laud and Stratford to execute them 2. Parliament planed to pass the grand remonstrance which made the king not have as much power. 3. Royal prerogative, the king could break the law in emergency. 4. Charles marched in 500 shoulders to arrest people ‘illegally’ 5. Charles ran to Scotland and his wife pawned her grown jewels

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Outbreak of civil war

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Against the king and the parliament. Parliaments army was well equipped and religious, disciplined, steel body army and lobster tail helmets.

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Who controlled parliament after war

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Only the puritans and the Presbyterians were left until parliament sent colonel pride to drive out 143 Presbyterians. Only the puritans were left

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Charles I end

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Charles was guilty of high treason (treason was the act of trying to overthrow the monarch) 1649

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Cromwell Ireland/Scotland

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Ireland and Scotland were against the commonwealth. Both countries were supporters of Charles II being the king, Cromwell sent in the army to end the royalists threat in these countries

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Blue laws

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They were strict laws that Cromwell made, you couldn’t dance sing celebrate Christmas or Easter, no gambling or sports or theatre

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Parliament and the retoring or the monarch

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After Cromwell died general monk recalled the long parliament, he ordered parliament to dissolve and have an election, the new parliament decided to invite Charles II to being which was an unpopular decision

Charles bribed and blackmailed royal supporters known as Tories and the opponents of the catholic monarchy were Whigs the blue laws were deleted because Charles was a fun loving guy

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Test act

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An act forbidding people who were not with the Church of England to have any political office jobs or entering the professions

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Bill of rights

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The bill of rights were laws for the king 1. He couldn’t execute anyone without the consent of parliament 2. The people could petition against the king 3. The parliament people could speak their mind 4. It had to be a fair bail

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James II beliefs

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When Charles II died his successor James II was the new king he was openly catholic. James tried to give Catholics high official positions against the test act James believed in the DRoK

People liked Charles ilegitemet son so James started a rein of terror

Suspected rebels “bloody assizes”

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William and Mary of orange

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In 1688 parliament invited James II Protestant daughter, Mary and her husband William to become the monarch. This particular event was know as the glorious revolution

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John Locke

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He wrote a number of books and published them after the glorious revolution

  1. He thought everyone should have liberty and property 2. People should surrender their natural rights to the government 3. If government failed to protect their rights the people should be allowed to revolt and overthrow the government
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Examples for each of the three classes in England

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Uc: nobles, high church officials, knights, gentlemen, government officials.

Mc: traders by sea, people in law art and sciences, shopkeepers, naval military officers.

Lc: sailors and soldiers, labouring people and out-servants, cottagers and paupers.

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New products avaloable from colonies

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Pineapple, popcorn, potatoes, coffee, tea, chocolate, and tobacco

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Court of star chamber

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Was a royal court in which people had no civil rights. It was used to; convict, imprison, and fine his enemies.

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Blue laws

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Blue laws Were very strict Calvinist laws that outlawed; pagan ceremonies such as Christmas, dancing, gambling, sports, theatre

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How did James I alienate the people of England

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  1. made a book to bother the puritans
  2. he was a tyrant “a cruel unjust ruler or person”
  3. he introduced the DRoK which upset many people
  4. he did not make a good first impression with his heavy Scottish accent
  5. He had careless habits and dressed poorly
  6. He gave his advisors noble titles which upset the nobility
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How did Charles I alienate the people of England

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  1. he let buckingham go to war which upset many Poole
  2. Charles was very aloof
  3. he was narrow minded and didn’t like socializing
  4. people complained about how much money he spent on extravagant things
  5. He believed in the DRoK which upset people
  6. he was unwilling to compromise with parliament with made parliament very angry
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What was guaranteed in the bill of rights

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  1. You could not be executed without the consent of parliament
  2. You could elect whoever you wanted to be parliament
  3. There was a freedom of speech
  4. If there was a bail it had to be reasonable
  5. Parliament had to be held frequently
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What basic human rights did john Locke believe in.

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He believed In natural rights

  1. To live
  2. To be free
  3. To have property
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What were the lasting effects of the English civil war

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  1. Started to have a modern army run by Cromwell
  2. Constitutional monarchy
  3. Parliamentary democracy “parliament was elected”
  4. There were 350 years of war in Ireland because The Catholics and Protestants were fighting

From the civil war there were 3 traditions that we use today in parliament

  1. Barred doors
  2. Mace “sign of authority of the people”
  3. The reluctant speaker “the parliament can’t do anything without the speaker”
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Examples of the three social classes

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Uc: nobles gentlemen government officials

Mc: traders by sea tradesman military officers

Lc: servants sailors and soldiers and paupers