Vocab

Question 1

Petition of right

Answer 1

The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.

Question 2

Long parliament

Answer 2

The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which lasted from 1640 until 1660. It followed the fiasco of the Short Parliament which had been held for three weeks during the spring of 1640, and which in its turn had followed an 11-years parliamentary absence.

Question 3

Short parliament

Answer 3

The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.

Question 4

Cavaliers

Answer 4

a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War.

Question 5

Oliver Cromwell

Answer 5

Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Wikipedia

Question 6

Commonwealth

Answer 6

an independent country or community, especially a democratic republic.

Question 7

Declaration

Answer 7

a formal or explicit statement or announcement.

Question 8

Monarchy

Answer 8

a form of government with a monarch at the head.

a state that has a monarch.

Question 9

Torries and wigs

Answer 9

Whig and Tory, members of two opposing political parties or factions in England, particularly during the 18th century. Originally “Whig” and “Tory” were terms of abuse introduced in 1679 during the heated struggle over the bill to exclude James, duke of York (afterward James II), from the succession.Jun 24, 2009

Question 10

English bill of rights

Answer 10

The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.Oct 22, 2014

Question 11

William and Mary

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William and Mary definition. King William III and Queen Mary II of England, who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had expelled Mary’s father, King James II

Question 12

Enlightenment

Answer 12

noun
1.
the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.
"Robbie looked to me for enlightenment"
synonyms:

Question 13

Philosophers

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a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.

Question 14

Johnloche

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Locke, John definition. A seventeenth-century English philosopher. Locke argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds. He claimed that, on the contrary, the mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate) until experience begins to “write” on it.

Question 15

Voltaire

Answer 15

François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his … Wikipedia

Question 16

Barón de Montesquieu

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Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. Wikipedia

Question 17

Mary Wollstonecraft craft

Answer 17

Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, …

Question 18

Salón

Answer 18

an establishment where a hairdresser, beautician, or couturier conducts business.

Question 19

Spanish hapsburgs

Answer 19

Habsburg Spain refers to the history of Spain over the 16th and 17th centuries (1516–1700), when Spain was ruled by the major branch of the Habsburg dynasty (also associated with its role in the history of Central Europe).