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Charter 2 Key Terms Flashcards

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Democracy

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System of government by the whole population,state governed by a democracy

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Civil rights

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Rights of citizens to political freedom and equality

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Magna Carta

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Charter of liberties which the English barons forced king John to give his assent, document of guaranteed
rights

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Monarch

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Ruler of a state or nation

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Civil war

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War between citizens of the same country

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Republic

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Power held by the people, nominated president rather then a monarch

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Constitutional monarchy

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A Government which a monarch acts as a head of state with the parameters of a constitution

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Protestant

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Relating to or belonging to any Protestant churches

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Church of England

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Governed by the bishops with a king or queen as its official head, also Protestant

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Puritans

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Member of English protestants, demanded discipline and worship,powerful political party

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Witches

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Known to have evil powers,practice of witchcraft, caused witch trials and hunts

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Absolute monarch

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Ruled by one person a monarch king or queen actions were restricted by law

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James I

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King of England,Scotland and Ireland

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Divine right of kings

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Kings receive their authority from god, claimed in Britain by the Stuarts

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Book of sports

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Declaration of James I, listed the sports that were permitted on Sunday’s and holy days

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Charles I

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He was a monarch of the three kingdoms of England England,Scotland and Ireland

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Duke of buckingham

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Charles I was advised by the Duke of Buckingham, lead to bad decisions and even war

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Ship money

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A tax that landowners payed monarchs could levy without the approval of parliament

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Loans

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Money that is borrowed will be payed back

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Billeting

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Soldiers in a particular place

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Court of star chamber

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English court of law at the royal place of Westminster , made up of judges and privy counselors

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Petition of right

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English document, sets out liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing

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Lord Strafford

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English statesmen major figure leading up to the English civil war,supporter of King Charles I

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Bishop Laud

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An English archbishop during the rule of Charles I,executed for church polity

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Scottish revolt

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First war of Scottish independence

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Short parliament

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Parliament of England that lasted three weeks during King Charles I reign April 13th-May 5th

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Long parliament

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English parliament which lasted 20 years, followed short parliament

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Grand remonstrance

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List of grievances presented to King Charles I by the English parliament , passed by the house
Of commons

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House of Commons

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Lower house of the country’s parliament consists of 650 members of parliament

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Royalists

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Someone who supports monarchy or a particular monarchy

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Militia

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Military force that’s raised from the civil population to substitute for a regular army

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Parliaments alliances

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Declared war and peace by a parliamentary government

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New model army

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Formed in English by the parliamentarians in the English civil war

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Cromwell

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English military and political leader later lord protector of commonwealth of England

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Rump parliament

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English parliament after colonel Thomas pride purged the long parliament, which tried King Charles I for treason

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Treason trial

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Overthrow a government or kill its sovereign, betrayal

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Charles defence

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Charles hoped to unite the kingdoms of England

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Commonwealth

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Independent Country or community especially a democratic republic

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Lord protector

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Someone in charge of a kingdom during absence or minority

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Blue laws

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Religious law preventing entertainment or leisure activities on a Sunday

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Restoration

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Return of a hereditary monarch to a throne, head of state to government

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Charles II

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King of England Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of monarchy

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Test act

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Series of penal laws served as a religious test for public office

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James Ii

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Last Roman Catholic monarch of England, king of England, Ireland and Scotland

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William and Mary of orange

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Co-regnants over the kingdoms of Dutch prince of orange king William

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Glorious revolution

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Overthrow of king James II of England, by a union of English parliamentarians by the Dutch prince of orange

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What was the Devine right of king and how did it lend Charles into conflict with the parliament?

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It was installing obedience by explaining social ranks religiously obligated to obey the government, Charles tried to advocate it to bring more absolute policies to England

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How did he raise money without parliament?

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The person rule was Charles backup plan mainly ship money, he ruled without the parliament knowing.
Increased fees for government, mortgaged royal properties,collected rummage and poundage

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How did he break the laws of England?

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Court of star chamber to convict, imprison and fine his enemies

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Who helped Charles to break these laws?

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Lord strafford, Archbishop Laud helped him after being executed

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What are the petition of right and Grand Remonstrance?

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It was a list of grievances presented to king, which resulted the petition of rights,tried to get Charles to sign to stop disobeying the laws

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Why did Charles loose the civil war?

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Main reasons leadership, London,geography,armies The navy, Capital especially London the fact it was ruled by the parliament. And pitting the puritans against the pesbyperitans

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What was his defence at his trial?

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He did not plead guilty nor not guilty, he could not commute treason cause he’d be lying to himself

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Why did Cromwell take over the government?

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He honestly disliked the rump parliament and divided the members out, so he managed to become Lord protector of England

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Why did parliament replace James II William of orange ?

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James executed everyone he could if he was suspicious, he wanted to take the parliaments power, so he got replaced with a non-killer William orange

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Why is it called the glorious revolution?

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The parliament actually had the pick for the rulers for the first time William orange and Mary signed a bill explaining that parliament was the parliament

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