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absolutism
for test 2/26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During the Tudor Dynasty, parliament had some power but England was still an...? | Absolute Monarchy |
| James I begins what dynasty? | Stuart |
| Charles I followed who? | James I |
| Who signed the Petition of Right? | Charles I |
| What is the "Long Parliament"? | During this time Parliament tried and executed several of Charles I officials, tried to abolish bishops and declared that parliament could not be dissolved without its own consent |
| What did the "Long Parliament" lead to? | English Civil war |
| How long did the English Civil War last? | 1642 to 1651 |
| Who are the Cavaliers and the Roundheads? | Those who supported Charles were called Cavaliers and those who opposed them were called Roundheads |
| Who was the leader of the Roundheads? | Oliver Cromwell |
| Who won the war? | Roundheads |
| When was Charles I executed? And who executed him? | 1649, Roundheads |
| The execution of Charles I did what? | Helped end absolutism |
| Creation of the Commonwealth | Oliver Cromwell became the head of the new English Commonwealth |
| Cromwell took what name before he started the dictatorship? | "Lord Protector" |
| Charles II took over in..? | 1660 |
| Glorious Revolution | After Charles II died, James II became king |
| Out of fear that James II would restore the Catholic church, Parliament did what? | Invited James’ daughter and William III of Orange to take the throne |
| Before William and Mary could take the throne, they had to accept what? | The English Bill of Rights |
| What did the English Bill of Rights do? | It established the power of parliament over the monarchy which created a “limited monarchy” |
| Toleration Act | Religious freedom |
| Absolutism in France | In the late 1500’s there was a great deal of tension between the French Catholics and the French Huguenots |
| What was the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre? | On this day, 3,000 Huguenot nobles were slaughtered with additional fighting to follow. This would change when Henry IV came to the throne in 1589 |
| Henry IV's son, Louis VIII, became king at the age of...? | Nine |
| Who helped Louis VIII? | Cardinal Richelieu |
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