LifePac World History Unit 5:1 England and France
Gunpowder Plot
Led by Guy Fawkes, this was a failed attempt to blow up the British Parliament along with its overwhelmingly Protestant aristocracy:
Admiral Lord Charles Howard
Led the English Fleet against the Spanish Armada.
Long Parliament
Parliament convened by Charles I in 1640; lasted on and off for 20 years; passed laws that limited power of monarchy
Elizabeth I
Queen of England who stabilized the English government
James I
Replaced Elizabeth I on the throne; allowed the translation of the Bible into English
Cavaliers
Supporters of Charles I. Name is indicative of the fancy clothes and long, curled hair worn by some supporters.
Henry VII
the first Tudor king; became king in 1485
Quebec
the first permanent French settlement
Versailles
the palace of Louis XIV
Act of Union
A constitutional union of government of Scotland and England passed in 1707
tunnage
A custom duty levied on each tun (barrel) of wine imported into England.
Poundage
A duty levied on each pound of wool exported from England. Along with tunnage, formed a large part of the king's income.
absolutism
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Roundheads
A supporter of the parliamentary party during the English civil wars. Name indicative of the plain dress and short hair worn by supporters.
Sir Francis Drake
An English pirate who sailed into the harbor of Cadiz and burned the fleet there.
mercantilism
An economic system developed to increase the power and wealth of a nation by government regulation of economy. Policies used included accumulation of gold and silver, a favorable balance of trade, trading monopolies, and encouragement of manufacturing.
Petition of Right
An important document in English history. Its principles were no taxation without parliamentary consent, no imprisonment without trial, and no quartering of soldiers in homes during peacetime.
Richard Bancroft
Archbishop of Canterbury who had oversight over the Kings James translation
Seven Years War
French and English colonial rivalry climaxed in what war?
ship money
By custom in England the coastal towns contributed ships to the royal navy in emergencies. Under Charles I the levy was extended to the entire country and used to collect money.
Instrument of Government
England's only written constitution
Hapsburgs
The great ruling family in Spain and Austria in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries.
Philip II
The king of Spain that sent the Spanish Armada to fight England
1. The more gold and silver it had, the more prosperous a co entry was. 2. self-sufficiency 3. colonies
What were the three features of mercantilism?
Henry III
assassinated in 1589
intendants
local royal French officials
William Cecil
prime ministry during the reign of Elizabeth I.
