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Monarchy in England
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History
9th Grade
03/08/2010

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Why didn't Queen Elizabeth want to get married?
Definition
She did not want to share her power.
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Name the rulers in order.
Definition

1. James I

2. Charles I

3. Oliver Cromwell

4. Charles II

5. James II

Term
Why were some people upset with Charles I?
Definition
He dissolved Parliament when they wouldn't give him money and he ignored the Petition of Right after he signed.
Term
What were supporters of King Charles I called?
Definition
Royalists or Cavaliers.
Term
The Parliamentary forces were led by ..?
Definition
Oliver Cromwell.
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What did James I think about the Parliament?
Definition
He thought it wasn't his job to please Parliament. Parliament didn't want to pay for all his expensive courts and wars.
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1. What religion was James I?

2. Did he make Puritan reforms?

Definition

1. Calvinist

2. He only agreed to a new translation of the Bible.

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What happened to Charles I?
Definition
He was beheaded.
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What were Puritants also called?
Definition
Roundheads.
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How did Oliver Cromwell rule?
Definition
He ruled as a military dictator.
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Who ruled during the Restoration period?
Definition
Charles II.
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Habeas Corpus
Definition
Gave prisoner a right to obtain a document requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court or judge so it can be decided whether his imprisonment is legal.
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What groups were the ancestors off England's first political parties?
Definition
Tories and Whigs.
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Glorious Revolution
Definition
A nonviolent revolution in which leaders of Britain’s Parliament invited Mary, daughter of King James II, and her husband, the Dutch ruler William of Orange, to replace King James II.
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Constitutional Monarchy/Limited Monarchy
Definition
When a monarchy's power is limited by law.
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Who signed the English Bill of Rights?
Definition
William and Mary, before they took power.
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Why wasn't James II popular?
Definition
He was a Catholic and he believed in ruling as an absolute monarch.
Term
Commonwealth
Definition
A republican government based on the common good of all people.
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