English Civil War (1642-51)

Question 1

Resources:

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

Resources P2:

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

assessment ordinance:

Answer 3

• weekly assessments imposing a specific sum of tax from each county

Question 4

sequestration ordinance:

Answer 4

• confiscated the property of the Royalists