Civil War Flashcards

1
Q

What is conspiracy?

A

A secret plan to do something unlawful or harmful

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2
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What is Parliament?

A

A collection of people representing all parts of England, who approve and reject laws

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3
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What is treason?

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A crime against the monarch or state

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4
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What religion was England?

A

Protestant

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5
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What was Queen Mary’s religious policy?

A

She began a counter-reformation to bring back Catholicism

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6
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How had Elizabeth treated Catholics?

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Elizabeth became increasing intolerant towards Catholics over her reign- there were fines for non-attendance at Protestant church and you could be executed for being a catholic preist.

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7
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When did Elizabeth die?

A

1603

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8
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Who was the next monarch after Elizabeth?

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James I

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9
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Who was James I’s mother?

A

Mary, Queen of Scots

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10
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Who were the Plotters of the Gunpowder Plot?

A

Robert Catesby
Thomas Percy
Thomas Bates
Francis Tresham
John Wright
Christopher Wright
Thomas Winter
Robert Winter
Robert Keyes
John Grant
Ambrose Rookwood
Sir Everard Digby

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10
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What religion did James believe in?

A

Catholicism

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Why were the plotters angry and what did they try to do?

A

They were angry as they expected James to change the country to Catholicism, because his mother was Catholic, but he turned the country strictly Protestant. They were very angry about this and planned to assassinate James I.

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12
Q

True or False?

Robert Cecil was a devoted Catholic.

A

False

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13
Q

True or False?

The plotters wanted to replace James I with his daughter

A

True

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14
Q

True or False?

A letter to Lord Monteagle tipped off Robert Cecil and the Government about the plot

A

True

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15
Q

True or False?

James I was tolerant and generous of his treatment of Catholics in England

A

False

16
Q

True or False?

Guy Fawkes confessed to the plot and names the plotters of his own free will

A

False

17
Q

What is an absolutist?

A

A ruler who has supreme authority and power

18
Q

What is the Eleven-year tyranny?

A

From 1629 until 1640 Charles I ruled without calling Parliament once

19
Q

What are puritans?

A

A group of radical Protestants who wore simple clothing and tried to live without sin

20
Q

What is Ship money?

A

A tax imposed on coastal towns to pay for their defence from naval attack during a war

21
Q

T or F
The Scots were more Puritan than the English

A

True

22
Q

T or F
Charles wasted a lot of money on expensive art

A

True

23
Q

T or F
Puritans and Arminians had many beliefs in common

A

False

24
Q

T or F
In 1626 Parliament granted Charles an income from customs for life

A

False

25
Q

What is the Bishop’s war?

A

An uprising against Charles I’s religious reforms which began in Scotland

26
Q

What is the Grand Remonstrance?

A

A summary of the criticisms that parliament had of the king

27
Q

What is Long Parliament?

A

A Parliament, which met, on and off, from 1640-1660

28
Q

What religion was Charles I’s wife, Henrietta Maria?

A

Catholic

29
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What reasons did the civil war break out in 1642?

A
  • Ship taxes 1634 and 1635
  • Archbishop Laud’s church reforms
  • Charles’ marriage to a French Catholic
  • The Grand Remonstrance in 1642
  • The trial and torture of three Puritans in 1632
  • Charles dissolves Parliament and rules alone for eleven years
  • Parliament refuse taxes to put down the Irish rebellion
30
Q

What is Commonwealth?

A

The period when England ceased to be a monarchy and was at first ruled by Parliament

31
Q

What is Godly Providence?

A

A belief that events are governed by the direct intervention of God in the world

32
Q

What is Newcastle Propositions?

A

A series of Parliament’s demands in 1646, rejected by Charles I

33
Q

What is Rump Parliament?

A

The remaining members of Parliament after it was purged

34
Q

What is the Declaration of Breda?

A

A set of promises made by Charles II prior to his restoration to the monarchy

35
Q

What is Regicide?

A

The deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for doing so.

36
Q

What is Restoration?

A

The return of the monarch to England with Charles II’s coronation in May 1660

37
Q

What happened between 1658 and 1660?

A

Oliver Cromwell does and his son turns out to be a poor ruler- 3rd September 1658

The army tries to run the country- May 1659

General Monck arrives in London and orders elections/ Feb 1660

Charles writes the Declaration of Breda- May 1660

Parliament agrees to offer the crown to Charles- May 1660

Charles II is crowned in London- April 1661