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U5 L2 Asolutism In England: 17th Century Flashcards

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The first English civil war began with a wake of what?

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Irish rebellion

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2
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What was the Grand Remonstrance?

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  • made by Parl

- list of objections to royal policy

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3
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Who and which areas supported Charles I?

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  • north and west of England

- CAAC (Catholics, moderate Anglicans, Aristocracy, conservative agricultural interests)

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Who and which areas supported the Parliament?

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  • south and east of England

- LMMPP (London, Merchants and Middle class, Presbyterian, Puritans)

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What were the supporters of Charles I/royalist supporters called?

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Cavaliers

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6
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What were the supporters of the Parliament called?

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Roundheads (because of short cut hair)

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7
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What were the 3 issues of the English Civil War?

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  • King and Parl struggle for supremacy
  • new economic groups wanted role in govt
  • national church or freedom for several Protestant groups
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8
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Who was Oliver Cromwell?

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  • general and political leader of parl forces

- his army was backbone of parl forces

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9
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When and in which battle were Charles I and the Cavalier forces forced to surrender?

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Battle of Naseby in 1646

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10
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Who were the Independents? And what did they want after Charles’ surrender in 1646?

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  • minority group led by Oliver Cromwell
  • distrusted Charles
  • religious freedom for themselves and Protestants
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11
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When did Charles renew the war?

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1648

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Which defeat have control of the war/situation to the Independents?

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Second defeat

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13
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What was the Rump Parliament.

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  • Independents purged Parl

- remaining members called Rump Parl

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When was Charles I beheaded?

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January 30, 1649

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What happened after Charles’ death?

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  • House of Lords was abolished

- England became a republic

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16
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Which countries refused to recognize Common wealth

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Scotland and Ireland

17
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What do Cromwell do after disbanding the Rump Parliament? And when?

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  • 1653

- called a new assembly chosen by army leaders

18
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What was the Instrument of Government?

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  • made by the army leaders after Cromwell’s decision to make an assembly chosen by them was ineffective
  • England’s first and only constituton
19
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What title did Cromwell take up?

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Lord Protector of life

20
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Why Cromwell’s government fail?

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Absence of support by the majority of England

21
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When did Cromwell die?

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1658

22
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When did England become a monarchy again?

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1660

23
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What was Charles II known as?

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Merry monarch

24
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What did Charles II promise to do?

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  • respect Parliament

- observe Magna Carta and Petition of Right

25
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What group was the Parliament determined to exclude from the government?

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Non-Anglicans

26
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What was the Test Act?

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Excluded non-anglicans

27
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What was the Disabling Act?

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  • 1678

- prevented Catholics from Parl membership

28
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What were the 2 important developments that came out of Charles II’s reign?

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  • Habeas Corpus Act

- emergence of Political Parties, Whig and Tory party

29
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What did the Habeas Corpus do? And when was it passed?

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  • 1679
  • anyone believing they had been unjustly imprisoned
  • could get a wit or habeas corpus to force govt to explain why he was held
30
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Who succeeded Charles II?

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James II

31
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Was James II Catholic or Protestant?

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Catholic

32
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What did the Whig and Tory party support?

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W- Parl

T- king

33
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What did James II that proved he was not cautious and overall pretty much a downgrade from Charles II?

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  • enlarged army
  • defeated rebellion by Protestant pretenders to the throne
  • violated Test Act
34
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How were the English prepared to tolerate James II?

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As long as his two protestant daughters succeeded him

But a son was born and whoops

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