module 11 lesson 5

Question 1

king of England who was executed

Answer 1

Charles l

Question 2

war fought 1642 to 1649 between the Royalists, or Cavaliers, and the Puritan supporters of Parliament

Answer 2

English Civil War

Question 3

leader of the Puritans

Answer 3

Oliver Cromwell

Question 4

period after the monarchy was restored in England

Answer 4

Restoration

Question 5

law giving prisoners the right to obtain a document saying that the prisoner cannot go to jail without being brought before a judge

Answer 5

habeas corpus

Question 6

bloodless overthrow of King James ll

Answer 6

Glorious Revolution

Question 7

government in which laws limit the monarch’s power

Answer 7

constitutional monarchy

Question 8

group of government ministers that was a link between the monarch and Parliament

Answer 8

cabinet

Question 9

What is the order of succession of the seven English rulers beginning with Elizbeth l and ending with William and Mary?

Answer 9

(1) Elizabeth l
(2) James l
(3) Charles 1
(4) Oliver Cromwell
(5) Charles ll
(6) James ll
(7) William
(8) Mary

Question 10

Why did the English restore Charles ll to the British throne?

Answer 10

Because the believed that Puritan rule was less desirable than the freedom enjoyed under a monarchy

Question 11

What were 3 limitations imposed on the British monarchy by the English Bill of Rights?

Answer 11

(1) that the monarch could not suspend laws
(2) that the monarchy could not limit free speech in Parliament
(3) that the monarch could not create new taxes without the consent of Parliament

Question 12

What was the effect of the Edict of Nantes?

Answer 12

extended religious toleration to Huguenots to suppress religious violence in France

Question 13

What was the effect of the Treaty of Utrecht?

Answer 13

ensured that France and Spain would not unite their countries under a Bourbon Family monarch

Question 14

How did the English Parliament try to limit the power of Charles l?

Answer 14

by refusing to grant the king money unless he agreed to certain conditions

Question 15

What became true about the British monarchy after the Glorious revolution?

Answer 15

that the monarch is restrained by a series of laws that he or she must obey

Question 16

What was an unresolved issue that led to the English Civil War?

Answer 16

whether or not the monarch’s power could be restrained by Parliament

Question 17

Why was James ll replaced by his daughter Mary during the Glorious Revolution?

Answer 17

bc James had fathered a son and Parliament was uneasy about the monarchy remaining Catholic