The English Covil War Vocab

Question 1

Democracy

Answer 1

A government that is controlled by the people who live under it

Question 2

Absolute monarchy

Answer 2

A king, queen, or empower with unlimited power

Question 3

Bill of rights

Answer 3

The bill of rights was a legal document, that stated that the monarch was chosen by the parliament. It was signed by m.a.w.o.o they agreed to the bill and this bill made it clear that the parliament was a government of the country

Question 4

Cavaliers

Answer 4

Cavaliers we Charles supporters during the civil war, they were also known as royalists. Came from noble families and used Rightt and riding.m

Question 5

Civil war

Answer 5

Was a terrible war, people within a country fight each other. And even family members took diffrent sides. It was a big fight between Oliver Cromwell/ parliament and Charles the 1st

Question 6

Constitutional monarchy

Answer 6

A monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nation

Question 7

DeVine right of kings

Answer 7

James was in the mind set that his powers came from God, that’s what Devine means, (comes from God) so since his powers came from God his decisions could not be questioned. That’s the Devine right if kings

Question 8

Glorious revolution

Answer 8

The glorious revolution was James not geting his way and the country not being absolute any more. So for the first time the monarch was chosen by the parliament. M.w.o.o signed the bill of rights it made it clear that the parliament is the government of the country

Question 9

Witch hunts

Answer 9

In the 17 century women who were out of the ordinary were considered witches and people went on witch hunts to find them. It became a profitable business. They would suck, execute, burn, door them

Question 10

Archbishop laud

Answer 10

In the time of trouble when Charles was needing money, lord Stanford and archbishop lead were tryin to help Chalres bring the country into royal control. Laud made some very bad Ideas, as a result puritans violently attacked churches and trashed many other things

Question 11

Magma carts

Answer 11

The great charter which Garenteed the English people certain civil rights

Question 12

Petition of right

Answer 12

The petition of right is a big constitutional document that sets out specific librities of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing

Question 13

Puritans

Answer 13

They were a group of English reformed Protestants in the 16-17 century who wanted to purify the Church of England from the Catholic practices. They wanted churches to be completely independent of one another. We’re republican and wanted to end the monarchy

Question 14

Republic

Answer 14

A country without a monarch

Question 15

Roundheads

Answer 15

During the civil war Oliver cromwells new model army, his troops were called the round heads. Because they cut there hair short

Question 16

Rump parliament

Answer 16

When rebellions broke out in support of the king the parliamentary army sent colonel pride to drive the 143 pres station members out of parliament. So it became the “rump parliament”

Question 17

Ship money

Answer 17

In the earlier times coastal towns had to supply the king with ships, or their value in money. Charles I made all towns and landowners lay ship money

Question 18

Court of star chamber

Answer 18

A royal court in which no people had no legal rights

Question 19

The restoration

Answer 19

Genral monk called for a new parliament, with Charles as King, the new parliament restored having a monarchy.

Question 20

Test act

Answer 20

An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions

Question 21

Tunnage and poundage

Answer 21

A customs duty or tax collected on the tons and pounds of goods coming into or leaving the country

Question 22

James the 1

Answer 22

Charles the first father, James was now as a wisest fool in christen town, he was a tyrant he wrought a book called book of sports a games and humour book, and he wanted to bring the driven right if kings back.

Question 23

Roundheads

Answer 23

During the civil war Oliver cromwells new model army, his troops were called the round heads. Because they cut there hair short

Question 24

Rump parliament

Answer 24

When rebellions broke out in support of the king the parliamentary army sent colonel pride to drive the 143 pres station members out of parliament. So it became the “rump parliament”

Question 25

Ship money

Answer 25

In the earlier times coastal towns had to supply the king with ships, or their value in money. Charles I made all towns and landowners lay ship money

Question 26

Court of star chamber

Answer 26

A royal court in which no people had no legal rights

Question 27

The restoration

Answer 27

Genral monk called for a new parliament, with Charles as King, the new parliament restored having a monarchy.

Question 28

Test act

Answer 28

An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions

Question 29

Tunnage and poundage

Answer 29

A customs duty or tax collected on the tons and pounds of goods coming into or leaving the country

Question 30

James the 1

Answer 30

Charles the first father, James was now as a wisest fool in christen town, he was a tyrant he wrought a book called book of sports a games and humour book, and he wanted to bring the driven right if kings back.

Question 31

How did Oliver Cromwell become a dictate

Answer 31

In inraldn Cromwell pursed a brudal campaign against the Irish. When the city resisted cromwells soldiers massacred its entire garrison. All Catholic landowners in the north of Ireland were forced remove there lands. Northern Ireland was resettled with English And Scottish Protestants making stronghold of Protestants Ireland, Cromwell had taken over