The Fight For Democracy And The English Civil War

Question 0

What was the purpose of parliament?

Answer 0

Parliament’s purpose was to advise the king on policy

Question 1

Why is the Magna Carta signed in 1215 considered to be one of the most important landmarks in the development of democracy?

Answer 1

It recognize individual freedom is an acquired the king to consult an elected parliament and to rule lawfully

Question 2

What is a constitutional monarchy he?

Answer 2

The constitutional monarchy is a monarchy in which the Monarch rules according to the Constitution and laws of the nation

Question 3

Why were skilled workers able to earn enough money to afford a comfortable living?

Answer 3

Because many of them belong to organizations like guilds. The organizations made sure their members were protected and looked after their welfare

Question 4

What was a guild?

Answer 4

It was a medieval association of craftsman or tradesmen which upheld standards and protected its members

Question 5

What is meant by the term congregation?

Answer 5

The term congregation means an assembly of people who gathered for religious worship.

Question 6

What was a witch?

Answer 6

Supposedly which is where the personification of the Devil

Question 7

Why were Puritans suspicious of woman being witches

Answer 7

According to their beliefs woman were responsible for Original Sin and were less able to resist temptation than men.

Question 8

What is the Original Sin in Christian belief?

Answer 8

In Christian believe state of sin humans live because Eve caused Adam to disobey God’s will

Question 9

Who was the which finder general?

Answer 9

Matthew Hopkins

Question 10

Which English monarch did James the sixth of Scotland succeed to become James the first of England?

Answer 10

Elizabeth the first one she died in 1603

Question 11

How can the rule of the Stuarts be characterized?

Answer 11

They preferred to rule as absolute monarchs

Question 12

James the first believed in the divine right of kings define this term

Answer 12

The divine right of kings was that the king was chosen by God and his word was law. It was the divine right

Question 13

For how long did England have a parliament?

Answer 13

Since Anglo-Saxon times

Question 14

What concessions was king John forced to give parliament through the Magna Carta charter?

Answer 14

The king must rule lawfully the king cannot introduce new taxes without consent of the Parliament and any person accused of a crime was guaranteed the right to trial by jury of his peers

Question 15

Why was Parliament displeased with James the first?

Answer 15

Because James tried to take away their rights was a tyrant and was a big believer in divine right

Question 16

James the first is recognized for what accomplishment?

Answer 16

The King James Bible

The Catholic Church was unhappy about this and created the Gunpowder Plot

Question 17

How did Charles the first alienate many people who might otherwise have supported him?

Answer 17

He was unwilling to compromise with Parliament extravagance looking for money all the time rely on his father’s favorite the Duke of Buckingham for advice I can him was despised glad they came from disaster to disaster

Question 18

Why was the Duke of Buckingham a poor associate for Charles?

Answer 18

Because he was greatly despised and let Charles into one disaster after another including wars with France and Spain

Question 19

Why was Charles the first and constant need of money?

Answer 19

To support his extravagant lifestyle

Question 20

What was Charles’ relationship with Parliament

Answer 20

Charles would disagree with Parliament ask for more money and would always search for ways to roll it out Parliament. He would also get rid of them and bring them back over and over

Question 21

What message to Charles used to raise money without consent of Parliament?

Answer 21

Charles brought back in ancient sea call Chip money which people had to pay to the king to provide warships for the Navy

Question 22

What purpose did the court of star chamber serve?

Answer 22

To convince imprison and find his enemies. People tried by this court I know right under law

Question 23

Parliaments petition of right which referred to the Magna Carta describe a particular complaint against king Charles what was the complaint

Answer 23

That many of his subjects were in prison without any shown cause

Question 24

Explain what is meant by Strafford’s Fork

Answer 24

A reference to the king who was feeding off the country

Question 25

How did King Charles alienate the Scottish people in 1637

Answer 25

He attempted to force the Scots to worship in the style of the church of England

Question 26

In what way did the Scot’s respond to Charles?

Answer 26

Thousands of Scot’s signed a covenant to resist this demand and rose in revolt

Question 27

Charles was angered by the short Parliament in 1640 because…

Answer 27

They sympathize Scot’s and wouldn’t provide him with the money he wanted

Question 28

The Long Parliament the English Parliament summoned in November 1640 by King Charles was so named to distinguish it from the short Parliament of April to May 1642 what demands of parliament did Charles agree?

Answer 28

That both Strafford and Laud be removed from power and punished

Question 29

What was the grand remonstrance

Answer 29

It proposed to change the role of the king in government and to remove many of his powers

Question 30

Outlined the dilemma faced by Parliament

Answer 30

How much power does the monarch have fire right? How far could they go and taking away the Kings right? Magna Carta had left many issues about the kings rights

Question 31

Why did king Charles invade parliament with 500 soldiers?

Answer 31

So he could try to arrest 5 leaders of Parliament and punish them as traitors so he could regain control

Question 32

For what purpose did queen Henrietta Maria take the crown jewels to Europe?

Answer 32

To pawn them for money to pay for an army