Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Stuarts

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Ruling family of Scotland. The English throne was passed to them when Elizabeth I died

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Tudors

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Henry the 8th and his daughter, Elizabeth were the rulers. Recognized the value of good relations with parliament

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James I

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A well-meaning ruler and scholar. He supervised the translated version of the bible called the King James Version. Beloved kings were like gods

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Charles I

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James I son who inherited the throne after James and varied on his fathers beliefs bout kings being like gods

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Parliament

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The people who kept Charles in line until Charles dissolved it

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Puritans

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Were persecuted by William Laud because they would not accept Anglican practices. They were a group of English Protestants

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The Long Parliament

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Eventually led a revolution against the monarchy. The parliament that came back after Charles dissolved the first one

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Roundheads

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Supporters of parliament. Cut there hair short for anti-long hair

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Cromwell

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A strong minded puritan officer. Recognized the parliaments army as the new model army that defeated the cavaliers

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Cavaliers

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Fought for Charles I and were defeated by the new model army

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Common wealth

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Known as the English republic led by Cromwell

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Restoration

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When the monarchy was restored by Charles II

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Charles II

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Son of Charles I who was called to rule England after Cromwells death

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Habeas Corpus

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The Tories used this to defeat the exclusion act. It protects citizens from arbitrary arrest

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James II

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Inherited the throne in 1685 and was determined to grant tolerance for Catholics

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Glorious Revolution

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Was the overthrow of James II by a union of English parliamentarians

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Prince William and Mary of Orange

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The daughter of James II and her husband who took the throne of England after James II

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What was the English civil war?

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The war between Charles I’s and the long parliaments men. Cavaliers vs Roundheads. The new model army (parliament) won with Cromwells leadership

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Who is lord protector?

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Cromwell when he became a dictator

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Who were the two political parties emerged in England?

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The Tories and the Whigs

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Who did the Tories support?

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Anglican Church and King

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Who did the Whigs support?

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What marked the end of the glories revolution?

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The signing of the bill of rights

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Act of settlement

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Stated that only an Anglican could inherit the throne

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George III
King of Great Britain and king of Ireland
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Navigation act
A series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies
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Stamp act
Taxed a variety of items in america
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Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Independence
Separated the 13 colonies as their own individual states