Unit 3 Flashcards
Who was William the IIi of Orange
military leader of the Netherlands
reasons for Dutch prosperity
Agriculture
Trade and Finance
urban consolidation
overseas empire
What were the two models of European political organization?
Parliamentary Monarchy and Political absolutism.
Who was James the I and what did he do?
Rarely called Parliament into session, “impositions”, catholic sympathies, and had corrupted courts.
James the I’s foreign policy was suspicious because why?
Creating peace with Spain did not help German Protestants and he relaxed penal laws.
What were Charles I’s parliamentary measures?
Levying Tariffs/Duties and Collins discontinued taxes and forced loans.
what did the Petition of Right do?
It dissolved Parliment
What war was brought about because of Charles the I’s religious policies?
The Bishops War
Long-Parliment
1640-1660
What was the Trienial Act?
Required that Parliament meet every three years (min)
English Civil War
Charles I forms a military
Parliament forms counter militia
Gentlemens Warfare
Oliver Cromwell’s England
Dictatorship; new army, no pariament.
Treaty of Dover
France and Spain allied against the Netherlands and England in 1670.
Bad for Protestants.
The test act.
Protestant act against Transubstantiation in 1672.
The Popish Plot
Titus Oates spreads Charles I murder plans in 1678.
The Glorious Revolution
William and Mary came into power and passed the English Bill of Rights.
Act of Settlement in 1701
George the I of the House of Hanover inherits the throne.
Act of Union 1707
Units Scotland and England when Anne Stuart, the last Stuart monarch, comes to power.
who was Robert Walpole
the first prime minister
who was Cardinal Armand Richelieu?
Louis the XIII’s regent who ruled with heavy handed absolutism.
Louis XIV’s relationship with the Nobility
Built Versailles and live with them and they acted as his servents.
What was the significance of Versailles?
It moved the entire gov. and it was fucking huge.