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19.1-3 History
11/13/25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absolute monarchy | gives the king unquestioned and limitless power |
| constitutional monarchy | a balanced power between a monarch and Parliament (a monarch power is limited) |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Most people liked her, Queen of England, Last Tutor monarch |
| James I | First of Stuart kings, clashes with Parliament, absolute monarch, dissolved parliament |
| Louis XIV | King of France, ruled for 72 years, established the one faith of Catholic, absolute monarch |
| In what ways were England and France different in terms of religion and government? | France was Catholic, England was Protestant. France was an absolute monarch, England will be a constitutional monarchy |
| Divine right | belief that God chooses the monarchs, then all of their decisions are basically approved by God |
| orthodoxy | established beliefs and practices |
| sovereignty | right to control one's affairs |
| Oliver Cromwell | a general Puritan and member of Parliament. Lead opposition against the king. When he ruled, he abolished monarchy, organized a republic where citizens could vote for representatives, encouraged education |
| Thirty Years' War | final and most violent of Europe's religious wars. 1618-1648. The West Phaila ended the war |
| Frederick William I | King of Prussia. 1713-1740. Made Prussia a powerful GERMAN military state |
| In what ways were both England's Civil War and the Thirty Years' War about religion? About politics? | Power struggle between Catholics and Protestants. Struggle with the Habsburgs (Austria) and French |
| Charles I | James's son, Parliament forced Charles to sign the Petition of Right, which limited his power. He ignored it and DISSOLVED Parliament for ELEVEN years |
| Know this: France had a long-standing feud with Habsburg Austria | . |
| William III | dutch protestants ruler, invited by Parliament to rule England as constitutional monarchs. (maybe the first to rule as a constitutional monarch). He signed the English Bill of Rights |
| English bill of Rights | guaranteed lots of important freedoms |
| Why did Parliament oust the last Stuart king in the Glorious Revolution? | They thought James II was too Catholic. |