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Year 8 Term 1 Flashcards

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1
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What happened in 1603?

A

Elizabeth I of England died

James I become King

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What happened in 1605?

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Gunpowder Plot is discovered and culprits brought to justice

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3
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What happened in 1611?

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King James Bible was published

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4
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What happened in 1616?

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Foundling Fathers of America set sail on the Mayflower

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5
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What happened in 1645?

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New Model Army created

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6
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What happened in 1647?

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English Civil Wars begin

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7
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What happened in 1649?

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Oliver Cromwell Massacres the Irish in Drogheda

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8
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What happened in 1651?

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English Civil War Ends

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9
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What happened in 1660?

A

Great Plague of London

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10
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What happened in 1665?

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Great Plague of London

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What happened in 1665?

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The great fire of London was believed to be started by a baker.

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12
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What happened in 1672?

A

Royal African Company Founded - slave trade company

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13
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What happened in 1688?

A

Glorious Revolution in England began

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14
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What happened in 1689?

A

Glorious Revolution ends

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15
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What happened 1689?

A

William and Mary accept the English Bill of Rights

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16
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What happened in 1788?

A

convicted criminals as young as nine were sent to Australian penalty colonies

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17
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What happened in 1829?

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Metropolitan Police Force created by Robert Peel

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18
Q

What happened in 1888?

A

convicted criminals were no longer sent to Australian penalty colonies

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19
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What happened in 1888?

A

Jack the Ripper murders committed in this year.

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20
Q

What is the Roundhead’s armour

A

round potbelly helmet

pike

leather jerkin

chest plate

leather gloves

sword

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21
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What is the Musketeer’s armour?

A

bullet pouch

musket

match

rest

gunpowder case

22
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Who are the Roundheads?

A

Supporters of Parliament

23
Q

Who are the Cavaliers?

A

Supporters of the King

24
Q

What do the Cavalier’s believe?

A

-believed in the divine right of the king

-disagreed with God

-horribly killed

  • declared heretic
  • outside church
25
Q

Who is Oliver Cromwell

A

-Norfolk farmer

-rose to position

-became

  • Member of Parliament

-Army General

  • Lord commander of New Model Army
26
Q

Why did people think Oliver Cromwell was a hero?

A

-Won the Civil War

-set up the New Model Army

-caused peace between England and Ireland

-smashed

-Scots

-Irish

-caused democracy

-refused the crown

-religious tolerance

-built up the British Navy

-Began the British Empire

-Decent family man

27
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Why did people think Oliver Cromwell was a Villain?

A

-signed the order that sent Charles I to his death

  • dismissed the Long Parliament
  • appointed himself Lord Protector

-Military dictatorship

  • through Major Generals
  • introduced laws to enforce Puritan monarchy

-restricted dancing

  • banned Christmas celebrations

-put down Irish rebellion

  • with great brutality
28
Q

What to remember when studying a source?

A

C- Context

A- Author

T- Tone

P- Purpose

A- Audience

D- Date

29
Q

Who won the English Civil War?

A

Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads

30
Q

Who was a factor in the Roundheads victory?

A

Oliver Cromwell

31
Q

Who encouraged the Scots to invade England?

A

Charles I
They were defeated by the New Model Army

32
Q

Who had faith in Oliver Cromwell?

A

Parliment

33
Q

Who voted to give Charles another chance?

A

240/286 MPs

34
Q

What happened to those who voted for Charles I to be given another chance?

A

Those 240 were barred from Parliment by Cromwell’s troops

35
Q

How many MPs voted on what to do with the king?

A

46

36
Q

What crimes was the King charged with

A

Treason

murders

raping

burning damage

desolation

tyrant

traitor

murder

enemy to the common wealth of England

37
Q

First Trial People

A

135 top lawyers and judges were selected

38
Q

First Trial date

A

Saturday 20th January 1649

39
Q

votes for the first trial

A

26:20

40
Q

Second trial

day 1

A

Charles I brought with armed soldiers

seat on velvet seat

41
Q

what he did wrong?

A

refused to

-take off his hat

  • plead innocent or

guilty

42
Q

Who turned up?

A

67/135 judges

43
Q

What prince Rupert did?

A

1.He led Cavalry

2.Captured towns that supported

Parliament

3.October 1642: led the Kings cavalry

during the Battle of Edgehill

(DRAWN)

4.He was undoubtably brave and

fearless

5.March 1643: Stopped the

Roundheads taking over Royalist

Oxford

  1. Captured Bristol
  2. Captured other major ports
  3. Saved York from Roundheads

attack

  1. March 1643: Stopped the

Roundheads taking over Royalist

Oxford

44
Q

What is the name of Prince Rupert’s dog?

A

Boy

45
Q

What did people think of Prince Rupert?

A

Quick thinker

Energetic Cavalry General

brave and fearless man

Greatly admired by Royalists- gave him the nickname Mad Cav

Cavaliers looked for him in battle

46
Q

What caused the English Civil War?

A

-Disagreements about

religion

-discontent over the king’s

-use of power

-his economic policies.

47
Q

How old was George I when he became King of England?

A

54 years old.

48
Q

When did George I become King of England?

A

1714

49
Q

Information about George I?

A
  • Spoke little English
  • Didn’t like England very much
  • Spent most of his time in Germany
  • son was George II
50
Q

What are the MPs from the House of Lords?

A

They are the cabinate.

51
Q

What is the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade?

A
  • The transatlantic slave trade was the largest forced
    migration in history.
    Between 1500 and 1800, around 12-15 million people were taken by force from Africa to be used as enslaved labour in the Caribbean, North, Central and South America.
    It is estimated that over 2 million Africans died on the journey to the Americas, in a journey known as the Middle Passage.
    As a result of the transatlantic slave trade, millions of people of African descent live across the world. This is known as the African Diaspora.

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