History Unit 6 Self Test 1
Divine right
God's will to rule
Parliament
Legislative body of England
The English Revolution put ______________________ in control of Britain affairs
Parliament
Whigs
Party wanting powerful Parliament under Charles II
Tories
Party wanting strong English king under Charles II
Three Calvinists groups were the Puritans, the _________________________, and the ______________________________
Presbyterians and Separatists
Calvinists
Puritans' and Presbyterians religious belief
Tudor
Queen Elizabeth's royal line
Britain became a naval power after the defeat of the ____________________________
Spanish Armada
Cromwell left no able leader to take his place
True
Today, Britain's monarch is mainly a figurehead of tradition
True
Whigs
Wanted a king who was merely a figurehead allowing the real power to be held by parliament.
When Charles I sent troops into he House of Commons, this action resulted in open warfare in the ________________
English Revolution
Stuart
Line of kings begun by James I
Cromwell ruled over England as a _________________________________
Military dictator
Government by a heredity ruler is called a _________________________
Monarchy
Ironsides
Nickname for Cromwell's troops
The leader of the Roundhead victory over the Cavaliers was __________________________
Oliver Cromwell
James I encountered problems with ________________________
Parliament
Tories
Strong supporters of the Anglican church who wanted a strong heredity king without absolute power
Parliament had very limited power under the
Stuarts
Cavaliers
Supporters of Charles I in the civil war
The British prime minister brings the king's desires to
The Parliament
Parliament gained power with the fading of the king's veto power
True
Parliament rarely opposed Queen Elizabeth's rule
True
Sir Robert Walpole was the first British prime minister
True
The Church of England was established under Henry VIII
True
The Habeas Corpus Act assured trial within twenty days
True
England's political parties came from the _______________________ and _______________________
Whigs and Tories
The Protestant rulers who replaced James II were ______________________________
William and Mary
Charles I dissolved Parliament because of war with Scotland
False
James I sparked the English Revolution by attempting to arrest his House of Commons enemies
False
The Act of Settlement secured important personal rights for English citizens
False
James II caused Problems during his reign because of his ________________________________ religion
Catholic
At the end of the English Revolution, changes included
Bill of Rights
Oliver Crowell made changes in the government by abolishing
Both houses of Parliament
The two houses of Parliament are _________________________ and ____________________________
House of Lords and House of Commons
Roundheads
opponents of Charles I, led by Cromwell
