Chapter 18 section 1
In what year did the restoration of the English monarchy take place? Who became the new king?
1662. Charles II
What is the name for the bloodless transition of government in England in 1688? Who became the new king and queen of England? What acts did they support in 1689?
Glorious Revolution." William III and Mary II. Supported the English Bill of Rights. Adopted the Toleration Act, taking an important step toward true religious freedom in England.
Explain the controversy caused by the Treaty of Dover.
He agreed to the treaty without Parliament's knowledge. Charles agreed to obtain toleration for English Catholics and to join the Roman church himself.
Give the date for the publishing of the Authorized Version of the Bible
1611
Who was the military genius who led Parliament's armies? What was the final outcome of the English Civil War? Name the two governments Cromwell established.
Oliver Cromwell. King Charles I declared guilty of treason and was beheaded. The Commonwealth and the Protectorate.
Name the two groups that fought druing the English Civil War. Give the dates for the war.
Roundheads and the Cavaliers. The English War officially began on Aughust 22, 1642
Grand Remonstrance
a document passed in 1641 by the Puritans that stated addional grievances against the king, including statements regarding Puritan religious reform and further limitation of the king's power
Pilgrims
a group of seperatists who fled to Holland in 1609 to escape persecution and later sailed to America in 1620
Briefly describe the conflict between Carles I and Parliament prior to the English Civil War.
Charles I wanted a Parliament in order to get money, and when they denied to give him money he started taking from the people. This made the Parliament angry and they launched a Petition to get the full rights of the people back. Charles I refused this Petition and insisted he could rule without a Parliament.
James II
the brother of Charles II who became the king of England and head of Chruch of England in 1685 and he tried to reimpose Romanism on Enlgand for the next three years
National Covenant
the covenant established by the Scottish people in 1683 to resist any attempt to change their religious institutions without their consent
Petition of Right
the document Parliament drew up in 1628, it reaffirmed the liberties and rights which Englishmen had won in the past
Whigs
the group that arose in Parliament to oppose Charles as he became pro-Catholic
divine rights of kings
the idea that James brought with him to England that kings should rule with unlimited power and they were above their men and law
"Ironsides"
the nickname of Cromwell's army because they were hardened by military discipline
Richard Cromwell
the son of Oliver Cromwell who succeeded his father as Lord Protector in 1658 but he quickly fell from power
Who was the last Stuart monarch of England? What important events took place during her reign?
Anne; England gained much territory in the New World from France following the British victory in the War of the Spanish Succession, another important event was the official union of England and Scottland in the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Briefly describe English colonization during the reign of Charles II.
Carolinas, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania were founded
Who ruled England after the death of Queen Elizabeth I? Describe his views concerning Parliament, English law, and the Puritans.
James I. He thought that the Parliament was just "cries, shouts, and confusion" and his opinion was the only wone that mattered. Also, he thought he was above the English law because divine right placed him there. James viewed the Puritans as a threat to his absolute authority.
Give the name and the date for the first permanent English settlement in America. In what year did the Seperatishts establish Plymouth.
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. In 1620, English Separatists established the colony Plymouth.
Name two great Puritan authors and their works. Name the two other groups of writers during the Puritan Age
John Milton- produced England's greatest epic - Paradise Lost. Perhaps England's second best writers of all time, behind Shakespeare. John Bunyan- greatest prose writer of the age. In 1678, Bunyan wrote England's greatest allegory, Pilgrim's Progress. Metaphysical poets and Cavalier poets.
William Laud
archbishop of Canterbury appointed by King Charles to tighten the rules on the Anglican church to make it more like the Roman church
Massachusetts
colony established in 1630 in America by Puritans fleeing the persecution by the Church of England
Long Parliament
the Parliament that sat in session for 13 years that established the rule that the king could not dissolve the assembly as he had done before
