Period 2 (1648-1815)

Question 1

Louis XIV (14th)

Answer 1

child king of France beginning in 1643 and acted without a regent beginning in 1661. He put down several rebellions and served as a wholefullly absolutist monarch

Question 2

divine right

Answer 2

idea that kings receive their power from G-d and only G-d can decide that a king is unfit, not the people

Question 3

Versailles

Answer 3

palace in southern France that Kings used to show off power and organize the nobles

Question 4

Jean-Baptist Colbert

Answer 4

minister of Louis XIV. His main contribution was in centralizing the French economy and increasing France’s overseas colonies

Question 5

revocation of the Edict of Nantes

Answer 5

Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes (which previously had aided in religious freedoms for Calvinists) to unify France under his Catholic rule

Question 6

William of Orange

Answer 6

a leader of the Netherlands that became King of England during the glorious revolution. He fought several wars against Louis XIV and France

Question 7

War of Spanish Succession

Answer 7

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Question 8

Treaty of Utrecht

Answer 8

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Question 9

King James of Scotland and England

Answer 9

Originally became the King of Scotland at a young age and later ascended to the throne of England as well thus combining the kingdoms of Scotland and England. He ruled as an absolute monarch but struggled to gain control of the kingdom religiously.

Question 10

House of Commons and House of Lords

Answer 10

parliamentary bodies that approve English laws

Question 11

Puritans

Answer 11

Calvinist protestants who petitioned King James to reform the CoE

Question 12

Charles I

Answer 12

King after James, had a poor relationship with parliament which led to the English revolution

Question 13

Petition of Rights

Answer 13

Parliamentarian document gave many of the King’s absolute powers to the parliament and stated they needed to be summoned frequently. Charles I felt pushed to sign against his will.

Question 14

Personal Rule of Charles

Answer 14

11 years where Charles dissolved parliment after he felt they extended their power too far. Charles declared a state of emergency to take complete control of the economy and rapidly unified the country. However, his downfall was in attempting to convert Calvinist Scotland to the CoE

Question 15

English Book of Common Prayer

Answer 15

essential book to the CoE that Charles attempted to require Scottish Calvinists to use resulting in riots.

Question 16

Short Parliament (1640)

Answer 16

Charles called parliment back for the first time in 11 years aiming to get help to put down the Scottish rebellion but they refused and he dissolved Parliament again

Question 17

Long Parliament (1640-1660)

Answer 17

Charles recalled the Parliament because of how indebted he was due to the Scottish rebellion. They impeached Charles’ ministers and abolished absolutist powers. Charles attempted to capture leaders of the House of Commons but he failed leading to the English Revolution

Question 18

Oliver Cromwell

Answer 18

created the New Model Army and took control of England by executing the King. He declared England a republic known as The Commonwealth and made himself “Lord Protector”

Question 19

New Model Army

Answer 19

army created and run by Oliver Cromwell during the English Revolution that was effective because of its discipline, regular pay, and religious dedication

Question 20

Lord Protector

Answer 20

after finding the Parliment difficult to control, Cromwell decided to consolidate power to himself in this role served as a head of state. Eventually, he found even this to be too difficult to manage and divided the nation into military governments before he died.

Question 21

Charles II

Answer 21

son of Charles I that returned to the throne after the death of Cromwell

Question 22

James II

Answer 22

successor of Charles II but was suspected of being a Catholic and was subsequently removed during the Glorious Revolution.