T1: Rump Parl

Question 1

the Commonwealth

Answer 1

1649-53

Question 2

Leveller mutiny at Burford - leaders shot

Answer 2

may 1649

Question 3

reform had slowed by….

Answer 3

1652

Question 4

wars led to shortfall in revenue of …. in ….

Answer 4

£700,000 in 1653

Question 5

Hale Commission set up

Answer 5

1651

Question 6

Acts passes 1649 compared to 1652?

Answer 6

125 1649
51 1652
shows that reform slowed

Question 7

Cromwell’s Irish campaign

Answer 7

Aug 1649-53

Question 8

where were surrendered Irish soldiers slaughtered after their defeat by Cromwell 1653?

Answer 8

Drogheda and Wexford

Question 9

Cromwell defeated Scots at …. in ….

Answer 9

Dunbar Sept 1650

Question 10

CII defeated at …. in ….

Answer 10

Worcester Spet 1651

Question 11

what tax did the Rump raise to fight the Anglo-Dutch war? How much did they raise?

Answer 11

monthly assessment tax. raised £90,000

Question 12

When did Cromwell dissolve the Rump Parliament?

Answer 12

April 1653

Question 13

In 1653, there had been no general election since….

Answer 13

1640

Question 14

When did the Rump decide to hold new elections to replace MPs excluded in Pride’s Purge?

Answer 14

1653

Question 15

When was the House of Lords and monarchy abolished?

Answer 15

March 1649

Question 16

When was England declared to be a commonwealth?

Answer 16

May 1649