Assesment 2- gunpowder plot,Charles I,Civil war,New Model army,execution Flashcards

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who was involved in the gunpowder plot?

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Francis Tresham, Robert Catesby ,John Wright ,Guy Fawkes

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what does plot mean?

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plan something with other people in secret

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when did the gunpowder plot take place?

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5th november 1605

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why was there a gunpowder plot?

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People were unhappy with the religion of england.

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how many barrels of gunpowder were used in the gunpowder plot?

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34-36 barrels

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where was the gunpowder plot said to take place?

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beneath the house of lords, state opening of parliment

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why did the gunpowder plot fail?

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an anonymous letter was sent to Lord Monteagle.

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what happened after the gunpowder plot?

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guy fawkes was tourched for 3 days. Then the plotters were hung,drawn and quatered

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who was charles I father?

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James I

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who was charles I wife?

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Henrietta Maria of France

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when was charles I born?

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19th november 1600

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how many years did charles abolish parliment for?

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11 years

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when was charles I crowned?

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2nd Febuary 1626

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charles had a good relationship with parlimant. T or F?

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F- false. He later stared a civil war with the parlimentarians

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what did charles believe in? what does it mean?

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divine right of kings, this means that charles though he was above the law

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what is civil war

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a war within its own country.

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3 reasons why charles was seen as a bad king

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he was selfish, married to a catholic and was seen as weak

18
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when was james I born?

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19th June 1566

19
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when did james I become king

20
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when did the english civil war start

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22nd of august 1642

21
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how many people died in the civil war

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estimated 20,000

22
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what were the names of the two sides of the civil war?

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royalist (charles) and parliamentarians (parliment)

23
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3 main causes of the civil war?

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money, power, religion

24
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who was oliver cromwell?

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he was a good leader, puritain, very religious and led a calavary in the cilvil war.

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what two weapons were used in the civil war?
pike (long spear) and musket
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what does treason mean?
crime against your own country
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who was the new modles army comander chief?
thomas fairfax
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how many MPs were in charles I jury?
135 people
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when was charles placed on trail?
20th january 1649
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when did charles surrender from the civil war?
1646
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who was the judge for charles trail?
john bradshaw (chosen by cromwell)
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when was charles I executed?
30 january 1649
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1 reason why charles deseved to be executed
he was to blame for the war
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1 reason why charles didnt deseved to be executed
there is no court that can charge a king
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1 reason why charles deseved to be executed
if he is still alive what is stopping him from causing another civil war
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1 reason why charles didnt deseved to be executed
what would england do without a king
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1 reason why charles deseved to be executed
He was a bad king and commited high treason
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1 reason why charles didnt deseved to be executed
if he was chosen by god he cant be killed
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one battle of the civil war
Battle of Edgehill
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2 features of the new modle army
well disipinled and military training