U5 L3 English Revolution: People's choice

Question 1

Who was the eldest of Charles I’s two sons

Answer 1

Charles II

Question 2

What was the difference between Charles II and James II’s view on Catholicism?

Answer 2

C- sympathetic

J- openly Catholic

Question 3

Why did Charles keep his opinions on Catholicism secret?

Answer 3

because of intense English resentment towards Rome

Question 4

Knowing that Charles II’s brother, James II would succeed him, the House of Commons passed what? What did the House of Lords do?

Answer 4

• bill would’ve prevented a Roman Catholic from being Eng King
• HOL rejected

Question 5

Under King Charles II, what two groups was the Parliament divided into?

Answer 5

(BOTH HAD EQUAL STRENGTH)

Tories and Whigs

Question 6

When was the Habeas Corpus Act passed by Parliament?

Answer 6

1679

Question 7

What did the Habeas Corpus Act state?

Answer 7

• arrested/imprisoned person must be brought to judge within 20 days
• eliminating secret arrests and trials for king and govt enemies

Question 8

When did Charles II die, and James II came to the throne?

Answer 8

1685

Question 9

When did James II’s second wife give birth to a son?

Answer 9

1688

Question 10

To eliminate the the Catholic stuarts rule form continuing, who did the Parliament invite to rule England?

Answer 10

• William III of Holland

- (wife) Mary, Protestant daughter of James by his first wife

Question 11

What was the Glorious Revolution?

Answer 11

• William came to Eng, James II fled to France

- no shots fired

Question 12

What was the document William and Mary had to sign before taking office? And when?

Answer 12

1689 Bill of Rights

Question 13

What did the 1689 Bill of Rights provide?

Answer 13

• fair trials
• free speech
• protected citizen rights
• protection form cruel treatment
• increased Parliament power
• king is subject to Parliament’s laws

Question 14

When was the Act of Toleration passed?

Answer 14

1689

Question 15

What did the Act of Toleration provide?

Answer 15

• protection to non-Anglican Protestants

- allowing free worship

Question 16

What did the Act of Settlement contain?

Answer 16

• provision so Anne, Mary’s sister, would succeed William and Mary if they do not have own heirs
• Anne unable- Sophia of Hanover, German Princess, Protestant granddaughter of James I, become queen

Question 17

The signing of the Bill of Rights in 1689 marked the end of what?

Answer 17

English Revolution which began in 1603

Question 18

When the Bill of Rights was signed, and the English Revolution had ended, England changed form an Absolute monarchy to what?

Answer 18

Constitutional monarchy

Question 19

What did the House of Lords consist of?

Answer 19

clergy and selected nobles

Question 20

What did the House of Commons consist of?

Answer 20

middle-class citizens

Question 21

Which class received little representation?

Answer 21

working class

Question 22

Who was more politically powerful, The of Commons or Lords?

Answer 22

House of Commons

Question 23

What was William III’s chief interest?

Answer 23

competing with Louis XIV in Euro affairs

Question 24

What were the wise decisions William III made?

Answer 24

• allows Parl to rule almost unopposed in domestic situations
• selected wise advisors to help him make decisions
• his ministers joined HOC

Question 25

What did the increase of Parliament’s power include?

Answer 25

• right to declare war
• remove unworthy judges
• throne power to veto Parliament acts faded

Question 26

Who was the last of the Stuart Rulers?

Answer 26

Queen Anne

Question 27

Did Queen Anne have a child/heir?

Answer 27

no

Question 28

Who came after Queen Anne?

Answer 28

George I, son of Sophia of Hanover

Question 29

Who came after George I?

Answer 29

George II, his son

Question 30

What was George I and George II’s attitudes toward ruling England?

Answer 30

• both German born
• cared little about Britain’s domestic situation/affairs
• leading to more Parliament power growth

Question 31

Who was Sir Robert Walpole? What was he recognized as?

Answer 31

• leader of Whig party in HOC

- first prime minister of England, resp for functions of govt

Question 32

Who is the true head of the English government today?

Answer 32

prime minister

Question 33

What is the cabinet, and what do they do?

Answer 33

• part of the executive branch of govt

- advises PM on domestic and foreign affairs

Question 34

Who selects the cabinet?

Answer 34

prime minister

Question 35

Who writes the speech for the king/queen to open each session of Parliament? What does it list?

Answer 35

• Cabinet

- laws they feel are important, need to be passed

Question 36

Who cared the most about England’s domestic affairs?

Answer 36

Charles II