civil war Flashcards
1
Q
three main causes of the civil war
A
- money
- power
- religion
2
Q
how did money influence the war
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- charles lost the war with Spain and tried to add tax to recover. parliament said no= charles forced loans that if not paid = imprisonment.
3
Q
what year was the war with spain
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1625
4
Q
how did religion affect
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- Charles married Henrietta maria who was a catholic = angry protestants
- also tried to make a new protestant prayer book = angry Scots
5
Q
how did political power influence
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- charles believed in the devine right of kings not parliament
- kicked parliament off from 1629 to 1640 = “personal rule” for 11 yrs
6
Q
when was charles personal rule from… and why did it end
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1629 - 1640 which was when the parliament were recalled earn money to avoid the war with the Scots
7
Q
who supported the roundheads
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- middle class and peasnats
- protestants
8
Q
who supported the cavaliers
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- wealthy landowners
- catholics
9
Q
significance in terms of monarchy
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- kings never had as much power and balanced with parliament
- first time king not replaced
- ruled by army, cromwell, parliament
10
Q
consequences
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- Irish very suppressed
- diggers and levellers were marginalised
- cromwell ruled in 1653
- commonwealth made (republic)
11
Q
who were the levellers
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no one should be above justice
12
Q
who were the diggers
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property = theft all lives by work on their land
