English Civil War (1642-51) Flashcards
1
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Resources:
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- At the beginning the Royalists were split.
- London’s population 350,000-400,000
- ports controlled by parliament
- south-west were neutral to the war
2
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Resources P2:
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- manpower: both the king and parliament
- arms, armour and gunpowder: parliament
- iron works: both
- cloth-produced areas: parliament
- leather-produced areas: king
- ports: parliament
- the navy: //
- tax base: //
- overall, parliament had more control
3
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assessment ordinance:
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- weekly assessments imposing a specific sum of tax from each county
4
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sequestration ordinance:
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- confiscated the property of the Royalists