Glorious Revolution

Question 1

TOLERATION ACT - How many dissenters were there by 1714?

Answer 1

400 000

Question 2

TRIENNIAL ACT - When was the triennial act passed?

Answer 2

1694

Question 3

TRIENNIAL ACT- When did William veto the triennial act?

Answer 3

1692

Question 4

TOLERATION ACT - When was the toleration act passed?

Answer 4

May 1689

Question 5

TOLERATION ACT - What were the 2 main points of the toleration act?

Answer 5

1. Freedom of worship for all Protestants (except catholics and jews though they were mostly left alone).
2. The test and corporation acts remained in place.

Question 6

TOLERATION ACT - Who was the Latitudinarian William appointed as bishop?

Answer 6

John Tillotson, archbishop of canterbury, 1691

Question 7

TOLERATION ACT - What were the downsides of the toleration act for dissenters?

Answer 7

1. Dissenters could not sit in parliament (test + corporation acts)
2. Dissenters still had to pay tithe taxes

Question 8

TOLERATION ACT - How was the Anglican Church undermined by the toleration act?

Answer 8

1. It could not enforce complete uniformity, people were no longer expected to attend the church of England.
2. Catholics were no longer persecuted as harshly and often privately practiced their religion.
3. Dissenting groups overall had much more freedom.
4. The power of church courts was severely restricted by the toleration act.

Question 9

TOLERATION ACT - How did the C of E remain powerful after the toleration act?

Answer 9

1. Test act + corporation acts were not repealed (public officials still had to swear allegiance to the church).
2. Toleration act was an attempt to maintain order and preserve the supremacy and position of the Anglican Church
3. People felt it was critical that the Anglican Church maintain control.

Question 10

REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS -
When was the Declaration of Rights read to William and Mary?

Answer 10

February 1689

Question 11

REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS -
When was the Bill of Rights passed as law?

Answer 11

December 1689

Question 12

REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS - What aspects of the Bill of Rights were revolutionary?

Answer 12

• The rejection of Catholic Kingship
  -Whigs used John Locke’s solemn contract to argue monarchs should not have unquestioned authority
  -William needed parliamentary permission if he wanted to raise an army
  -The bill severely undermined divine right monarchy (parliamentary power grew significantly)

Question 13

REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS -
What aspects of the Bill of Rights were not revolutionary/ conservative?

Answer 13

-The rights that were lined out where existing constitutional rights (no change in parliaments or the King’s power)
-No consistent revolutionary ideas in the removal of James II
-William could still chose his own advisers and decide foreign policy
-The bill did not provide any means of removing an absolute monarch

Question 14

TOLERATION ACT - What did William want in terms of religious toleration?

Answer 14

-Increased toleration due to beliefs in freedom of worship for dissenters.
-He wanted the harsh laws preventing non-conformists attaining public office repealed.

Question 15

TOLERATION ACT - What did the church want in terms of religious toleration?

Answer 15

-Representatives were concerned with keeping worship within the church the same
-Supported by the Tories, want to enforce uniformity and were still suspicious of dissenting groups.

Question 16

TRIENNIAL ACT - How many general elections where there in the years 1689-1715?

Answer 16

11 (compared to 5 in 1660-1688)

Question 17

TRIENNIAL ACT - What was the purpose of the triennial act 1694? What did this mean for William?

Answer 17

Parliaments could not last longer than 3 years.
He could not cultivate a loyal parliament over many years (like the cavalier parliament)

Question 18

TRIENNIAL ACT - What did the triennial act represent?

Answer 18

An increase in parliamentary powers as the king could no longer dissolve or extend the life of any given parliament.

Question 19

TRIENNIAL ACT - When was the Bill of resumption passed?

Answer 19

1699

Question 20

TRIENNIAL ACT - What was the Bill of resumption?

Answer 20

Where parliament stated giving grants of land in Ireland to members of the Privy Council was illegal.

Question 21

TRIENNIAL ACT - What did the triennial act ensure (for the monarchy)?

Answer 21

-The monarch could no longer ignore parliament
-Parliament could now influence the appointment of ministers ( Thomas Wharton)
-Monarch’s could not interfere with elections

Question 22

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - When was the 9 years war?

Answer 22

1688 to 1697

Question 23

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - After what year did parliament sit for several months each year? Why?

Answer 23

1689, to consider the problems of the nation and the cost of William’s war meant a constant need for money.

Question 24

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - How much tax did William raise in 13 years?

Answer 24

£58 million (for more than any absolutist monarch)

Question 25

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - How much tax was raised anualy in the years between 1690 and 1699?

Answer 25

£4 million

Question 26

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - What actions did Parliament take to help raise money for the war?

Answer 26

-Annual land tax was introduced in 1690, raised £1 million in 1692 -Loans were raised -Taxes increased (salt,alcohol,tea,coffee) -Lotteries tried, raised a £100,000 loan in 1694 -Bank of England created 1694

Question 27

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - What was National Debt?

Answer 27

The total amount of money the government had borrowed. It was war debt declared by parliament as the 'debt of the nation'.

Question 28

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - What impact did National Debt have?

Answer 28

There was a growth of confidence in the financial reliability of the state so people were more willing to lend their money to the government.

Question 29

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - How much of national income came from taxation in 1700?

Answer 29

9%

Question 30

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - How much of government revenue was being used to fund the national debt?

Answer 30

One-third

Question 31

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - What was the principle of 'appropriation'?

Answer 31

The money granted by parliament could only be used for the purposes for which it had been granted (if money is asked for building a ship the money has to go to building a ship)

Question 32

FINANCIAL REVOLUTION - What was the 'civil list' and when was it introduced? What did it mean for the monarchy?

Answer 32

Introduced in 1698, it was a grant from parliament controlling the Crown's day-to-day spending. The monarchy could never be able to use prerogatives to avoid working with parliament.