Absolutism In England: 16-17th Centries

England and Scotland constitutionally

The Act of Union united:

Guy Fawkes

The Gunpowder Plot was led by:

Henry VII

first Tudor king

1. no taxation without Parliament consent 2. no one could be imprisoned without trial 3. no soldiers would be quartered in homes in peacetime

By accepting the Petition of Right, Charles I agreed to:

Admiral Howard

English commander against Spanish Armada

Sir Francis Drake

English pirate

the King James translation of the Bible

One reform wanted by the Puritans and allowed by James I was:

Parliament distrusted Charles.

Parliament voted tunnage and poundage as a means of income for only one year because

Triennial Act

The Long Parliament passed the _____, which called for Parliament to meet at least once every three years.

1. resented English intervention and aid to the Netherlands 2. wanted to return England to the Catholic Church 3. wanted to stop English interference with Spain's New World trade

Three reasons Philip II sent the Spanish Armada include:

Sold kingdom land

Which was NOT a method Charles used to raise money?

Richard Bancroft

Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who suppressed the Puritans?

Philip II

king of Spain

William Cecil

prime minister

Elizabeth I

stabilized English government