History & Geography Unit 6 Self Tests 1-3

Britain became a naval power after the defeat of the

Spanish Armada.

Line of kings begun by James I

Stuart

Today, Britain's monarch is mainly a figurehead of tradition.

True

Writs of assistance allowed the English to search anywhere in the colonies at anytime.

True

Queen Elizabeth's royal line

Tudor

Commander of Continental Army

Washington

Party wanting powerful Parliament king under Charles II

Whigs

England's political parties under Charles II where the

Whigs & Tories

England's political parties came from the

Whigs and Tories.

Danton

leader of the Jacobin Club

What different ways were American colonies founded, and how was land in America received?

By companies of proprietors, land was either purchased from the king or given in payment of a debt or favor to the king.

Presbyterians and Puritans were both religious followers of

Calvin.

Puritans' and Presbyterians' religious belief

Calvinist

Branches of the government of the United States, aside from the executive branch, were the

Legislative and Judicial branches.

Cromwell ruled over England as

Lord Protector.

English antimonarchists

Roundheads

Opponents of Charles I, led by Cromwell

Roundheads

One of England's attempts to further tax the United States' colonies by placing tax stamps on various documents

Stamp Act

Party wanting strong English king under Charles II

Tories

English _____ and _____ infuriated the colonists against England.

Trade acts or laws; taxes

Amendments to the Constitution allow for necessary changes through time.

True

Cavaliers and Tories supported the rule of the king.

True

Cromwell left no able leader to take his place

True

Parliament gained power with the fading of the king's veto power.

True

Parliament rarely opposed Queen Elizabeth's rulings.

True

Sir Robert Walpole was the first British prime minister.

True

The 1763 Treaty of Paris gave England control of Canada and all the land east of the Mississippi River.

True

The Church of England was established under Henry VIII.

True

The Habeas Corpus Act assured trial within 20 days.

True

The first Continental Congress was the first governing body in America.

True

The president of the United States is elected by the electoral college system.

True

Parliament had very limited power under the

Tudors.

Famous French writer

Voltaire

First prime minister of England

Walpole

The protestant rulers who replaced James II were

William and Mary.

James II caused problems during his reign because of his

Catholic religion.

Supporters of Charles I

Cavaliers

Supporters of Charles I in the civil war

Cavaliers

The British prime minister brings the kings' desires to

the Parliament.

Significance of Battle of Quebec

was the final English victory in the French and Indian War, bringing French surrender and English control of Canada and land east of Mississippi River

Separatists and Puritans were groups of Presbyterians

False - Congregationalists

The Habeas Corpus Act and the Act of Separation brought personal freedoms to the English.

False - Not the Act of Separation

The legislative branch of our government makes and enforces the laws of our country.

False - Only makes laws

Colonists believed that their rights as Englishmen were being abused by the Bill of Rights.

False - They didn't by the Bill of Rights

The Act of Settlement secured important personal rights for English citizens.

False - to secure the Protestant succession to the throne.

Charles I dissolved Parliament because of war with Scotland.

False - war with Spain.

Significance of Battle of Yorktown

Final American victory which brought the British surrender

At first, Napoleon ruled ______ in France; in 1804 he became ______.

First consul; Emperor Napoleon

Two bills bringing personal liberties to Englishmen were the

Bill of Rights and the Habeas Corpus Act.

At the end of the English Revolution, changes included the

Bill of Rights.

What were the advantages and disadvantages of the colonies during the Revolutionary War?

Advantages - fought on home soil, given psychological edge in protecting homes and geographical edge in knowing terrain. Disadvantages - British were better equipped and organized on land and Sea; congress couldn't raise taxes to support the war.

Significance of Capture of Seraphis

An inspirational victory for the U.S navy which was greatly outnumbered by British ships

The estates of France were the

Clergy, nobles, and the middle class/peasants.

The organization of French laws under Napoleon was called the

Code Napoleon

The Articles of Confederation was the first United States

Constitution.

British commander at Yorktown

Cornwallis

American victory in 1781 came when _____ surrendered at _____.

Cornwallis; Yorktown

By the mid 1700s, government in the colonies included a governor, a _______, and a _______.

Council to the governor; assembly

Roundhead leader in English Revolution

Cromwell

The _______ declared much needed personal freedoms for the French.

Declaration of Rights of Man

God's will to rule

Divine right

King's belief that it is God's will for him to rule

Divine right

The military ____ greatly strengthened the French army under the National Convention.

Draft

Personal freedoms listed in

England - Bill of Rights America - Bill of Rights

Houses of lawmaking body

England - House of Lords; House of Commons America - House of Representatives; Senate

How government head is chosen

England - Leader of majority party America - Candidate for party receiving electoral votes

Lawmaking body

England - Parliament America - Congress

Head of government

England - Prime Minister America - President

Enforcer of laws

England - Prime Minister & Cabinet America - Executive Branch

How government head is replaced

England - When prime minister is no longer in majority party America - Election every 4 years

When Charles I sent troops into the House of Commons, this action resulted in open warfare in the

English Revolution.

Acts and laws which interfered, limited, and hindered United States trade with foreign countries to England's advantage

English trade acts

Colonists were guaranteed treatment as

Englishmen by the royal charters.

The Battle of Quebec gave Washington's troops the incentive they needed to overcome the hardships of winter.

False - Battle of Trenton

The Cavaliers and Roundheads were England's political parties under Charles II.

False - Charles I

James I sparked the English Revolution by attempting to arrest his House of Commons enemies.

False - Charles I.

The French and Indian War was mainly fought between the ________ and ________.

French; English

British commander at Lexington

Gage

Significance of Battle of Trenton

Gave the desperate Continental army a psychlogically-needed win, giving them incentive to keep fighting

Describe the membership of the following branches of English government and give their duties:

House of Lords - Composed of nobles and clergymen, house of Parliament. House of Commons - Composed mainly of middle class citizens; the lawmaking body of England from which the prime minister is chosen. Prime Minister - The true head of English government, brings the rulers' ideas cabinet and Parliament; is the recognized leader of the majority part in the Huse of Commons.

Congress is divided into two houses, the

House of Representatives and Senate.

Napoleon's short return to power in 1815 is known as the

Hundred Days War

Nickname for Cromwell's troops

Ironsides

How did the French and Indian War help America?

It gave colonists valuable training for war and resulted from French harassment.

Government by a hereditary ruler is called a

Monarchy.

Italian emperor of France

Napoleon

Roundhead leader whose direction won victory over the Cavaliers, setting himself up as a military dictator after abolishing the monarchy

Oliver Cromwell

The leader of the Roundhead victory over the Cavaliers was

Oliver Cromwell.

Legislative body of England

Parliament

The English Revolution put ___________ in control of British affairs rather than the king.

Parliament

The governing, lawmaking body of Great Britain

Parliament

The English Revolution put

Parliament in control of British affairs.

James I encountered problems with

Parliament.

The English Revolution put ________ in control of English affairs, with the ________ more of a figurehead.

Parliament; king

Three Calvinist groups were the Puritans, the

Presbyterians and Separatists.

Describe the political parties of England and their basic political stands under Charles II.

The Whigs wanted the real power to be held by Parliament, with a king who was merely a figurehead, while the Tories wanted a strong hereditary king with greater power than Parliament, and for the Anglican Church to remain strong against Calvinist.

The doctrine that teaches that a colony should support the mother country with raw materials and goods is called

mercantilism.

Significance of Battle of Lexington and Concord

opened up the hostilities and actual fighting between the colonies and England

Oliver Cromwell made changes in the government by abolishing

the House of Lords

The two houses of Parliament are

the House of Lords and the House of Commons.