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The was the name to describe the civil war years and the changes that continued until the monarchy was restored

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English Revolution/English Civil War

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The were English citizens who supported Parliament during the English Civil War.

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Roundheads

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belief in the divine right of kings put him out of touch with the people and politics in England

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Charles I’s

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were citizen of England who supported the king during the English Civil War

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Cavaliers/Royalists

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The were troops organized into an army by Oliver Cromwell, a Puritan leader

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New Model Army

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A is a document outlining the basic laws and principles that govern a nation

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constitution

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The reign of Charles II reflects England’s return to the monarchy and is known as the

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Restoration

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The ,who believed that James had a hereditary right to rule, were one of the two political parties in Parliament

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Tories

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The bloodless transfer of power that occured when James II gave up the throne to William and Mary is known as the

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Glorious Revolution

Bloodless Revolution

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,author of the book Leviathan, believed that people acted from self-interest and without regard for the rights or welfare of others

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Thomas Hobbes

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The English philosopher argued that the social contract only required people to give up some of their individual rights

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John Locke

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The English declared that Parliament would choose who ruled England, gave the right of free speech for members of Parliament, and protected private citizens.

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Bill of Rights

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In 1700 Parliament did not represent most of the people of England, and only landowning male gentry and wealthy merchants could vote for representatives to the House of

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Commons

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English merchants who had been trading in and the ,now moved into the and .

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Russia; Baltic; Americas; Asia

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By the 1760s, colonial empire was the largest in the world.

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Great Britain’s

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of England entered the contest for American colonies

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King Henry VII

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During reign in 1500, the English sea dogs appeared.

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Queen Elizabeth I’s

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Secretly, Queen Elizabeth and from selling the slaves.

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supported the sea dogs

shared the profits

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The defeat of the encouraged the British to establish colonies overseas

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Spanish Armada

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In 1600, Queen Elizabeth granted a charter to a trading group that came to be known as the

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British East India Company

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Slavery was most common in the and the .

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southern colonies

West Indies

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set England’s colonies apart from other overseas colonies.

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self-government

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Most English colonies had some form of but official control remained firmly with

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representative democracy

England

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thinkers examined and challenged traditional views of government

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Enlightenment

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the belief that ruth can be determined solely by logical thinking was called during the Age of Enlightenment

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rationalism

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published The Spirit of the Laws, in which he tried to describe the perfect government

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Baron de Montesquieu

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wrote clever satires on the French monarchy, the nobility, and the religious controls of the church.

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Voltaire

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argued that people are naturally good, but that environment, education, and laws corrupt them

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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allows government to be created and controlled by the people

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popular sovereignty

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