Unit IV Glorious Revolution? Flashcards
Why did the Puritans flee England?
Because James I stressed the policy of the Anglican Church.
What was an extra-Parliamentary tax of Charles I
Ship money
Who opposed Charles I in Parliament?
John Pym
What was a major accomplishment of the Long Parliament?
A declaration of political and religious rights against royal government
How did the English view the Edict of Nantes?
As dangerous
The glorious revolution provided religious toleration for whom but not who?
Protestants and not Catholics
Cardinal Richeliue under Louis XIII promoted what?
campaigns against the Huguenots.
Were there monarchs in both countries?
Yes
Who issued the Edict of Nantes?
Henry IV
What treaty ended the first Dutch War?
Aulachappel
Who was on the Grand Alliance
Great Brittain, Dutch, Austria, HRE, Portugal
What was another name for the 9 years war
League of Augsburg
Who are laying claim to Spain?
France and Austria
Why did France have claim?
Philip II of Spain was Louis XIV grandson
What treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession?
Treaty of Utrecht
Why did Austria have claim?
they felt robbed
Who was on the opposite of the Grand Alliance?
France and Spain
What was the turning point of the Spanish Succession?
Blenheim
What treaty solved colonial issues between England and France?
Treaty of Paris
Who was the big winner in the Treaty of Utrecht?
Great Brittain
How did Parliament create a constitutional government?
by writing the petition of right
What did the petition grant Parliament?
levy taxes
right of trial
no forcing quartering of soldiers
What religion and political class was parliament?
Roundhead pilgrim calvinists
What type of government did Jean Bodin and Jacques Bossuet believe in?
absolutism
What social class was gentry?
wealthy rural landowners in England (House of Commons).
Was James I absolutist or constitutional?
absolutist
Was Charles I a supporter of absolutism?
yes
Why were both the short and long parliament called by Charles I?
to suppress the Scottish Rebellion
Who created the New model army to fight for which group of people?
Oliver Cromwell for Roundheads
What was the Glorious Revolution?
the final act in the struggle for political sovereignty in England after the Civil war.
Who was the first prime minister and what did he do?
Robert Walpole led the cabinet
To achieve absolute rule, monarchs needed to be independent of
the nobles
The 1689 English Bill of Rights did all of the following
Prohibit Roman Catholics from taking the throne
Require that Parliament be called into session every three years
Limit the powers of the monarchy
Under Oliver Cromwell, the government of England most closely resembled what type?
a military dictatorship
