Oliver Cromwell - Good Or Bad?

Question 1

Complete the sentence :

Oliver Cromwell led parliament to ………… .

Answer 1

-> victory

Cromwell led parliament to victory during the English civil war.

Question 2

What did Cromwell become instead of king?

Answer 2

-> Lord Protector

Question 3

What enemies did Cromwell destroy?

Answer 3

-> royalist and catholic enemies

Question 4

What religion was Oliver Cromwell?

Answer 4

-> Puritan (strong believer in protestanantism.)

Question 5

Who didn’t Oliver Cromwell give the vote to?

Answer 5

-> ordinary men (and women)

Question 6

How much did Cromwell make every year?

Answer 6

-> £100,000.00

Question 7

What holiday did Cromwell ban and why?

Answer 7

-> Cromwell banned Christmas because he believed that celebration was unnecessary and distracted from religious discipline.
(Source : https://newengland.com > today > living)

Question 8

What did Cromwell think and do about enjoyment?

Answer 8

• > Cromwell shut many inns and theatres down, and banned many sports. If boys were caught playing football on a Sunday they would have been whipped.
• > Cromwell thought entertainment was pointless.

Question 9

What was the name of the new army Cromwell founded?

How many soldiers were there?

Answer 9

• > New Model Army
• > 12, 000 foot soldiers
• > 6, 000 cavalry

Question 10

Why did Cromwell act like a tyrant?

Answer 10

• > Cromwell kicked out 240 members of parliament and only worked with 46 MPs.
• > After a while Cromwell went without parliament all together and carried on alone.