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Chapter 18
The Age of Kings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nationalism | loyalty to one's country or nation |
| Monarch | a king or queen |
| Armada | a large fleet of warships |
| Divine Right | the belief that God chooses the ruler of the nation |
| Petition of Right | an English document that brought about more democracy |
| Resolution | a formal statement that a governmental body writes |
| Treason | the act of turning against the laws and people of your own country |
| Cavalier | a person who fought for the king in the English Civil War |
| Roundhead | a Puritan who fought for Parliament in the English Civil War |
| Restoration | the period that saw monarchy return to England in 1660 |
| Habeas Corpus | a law that says that the government has to charge someone with a crime before putting the person in prison |
| Tory | a person who supported a strong monarchy in England |
| Whig | a person who supported the English Parliament |
| Glorious Revolution | the overthrow of James II and the crowning of William and Mary as monarchs of England |
| Constitutional Monarchy | a form of government in which a king or queen rules, but there are laws of a democracy to protect the people |
| Constitution | a body of laws that states the rights of the people and the power of the government |
| Military State | a place in which a leader rules through the military |