Events/Acts Under Cromwell

Question 1

Engagement Act 1650

Answer 1

All male adults had to swear oath of loyalty to the commonwealth

Question 2

Treason Act 1650

Answer 2

Illegal to deny the regime that the commons had agreed on

Question 3

Scotland Event 1650

Answer 3

Cromwell vs Charles II and Scots
Rump Parliament struck first
First lost 16,000 -->11,000 
Retreated to Dunbar and defeated Scots due to:
NMA religious motivation
English sea power meant resupplied
Better funded

Question 4

Campaign in Ireland 1649

Answer 4

Landed 10,000 troops in Ireland to enforce Protestant control+ punish Catholics for rebellion in 1641
They would be exploited financially by the new regime
Extremely bloody sieges
Henry Ireton left in charge

Question 5

Worcester 1650

Answer 5

Charles invasion of England failed due to:
Desertions- only 13,000 crossed border
No foreign aid
English didn’t support him
Republican intelligence able to fold plots

Question 6

Navigation Act 1651

Answer 6

Only English ships could come into ports which caused divisions as Dutch lost economic advantages.