History Unit 5 Self Test 1

In the reign of Charles II the _______________________ was passed and the ________________________ and ________________________ party developed.

Habeas, Whig party, and Tory

Long Parliament

Lasted Twenty Years

Intendants

Local royal French officials

Oliver Cromwell

Lord Protector

Versailles

Palace of Louis XIV

Petition of Right

Ranks with Magna Carta important

The War of the ___________________________ was the most costly War for France

Spanish Succession

What were three causes of the English civil wars?

Struggle between the king and Parliament for supremacy, Questioning whether a national church or religious freedom should exist for protestant groups, and development of new social and economic groups.

Mercantilism

A system of government intervention to promote national prosperity and to increase the power of the country

French and English colonial rivalry climaxed in the ________________________________

French and Indian War

Control of Belgium passed from _____________________ to _______________________

Austria and Spain

What were the three features of mercantilism?

Belief that more gold and silver a country had, Self-sufficiency, and existence of colonies

Ship money

By custom in England the coastal towns contributed ships to the royal navy in emergencies

Richelieu

Chief master of France

What were the principles of the Petition of Right?

Could not be taxed without consent of Parliament, Could not be imprisoned without a trial, and Could not be completed to house soldiers in their homes in time of peace.

Describe the reasons for Louis XIV's wars.

Destroy power of Hapsburg and extend France to its natural boundaries.

What was the importance of the defeat of the Spanish Armada?

England remained independent and protestant and their power over the sea grew.

Instrument of Government

England's only written constitution

James I

English translation of the Bible

Favorable balance of trade

Exported more goods than they imported.

The Navigation Acts were meant to destroy Spanish Trade.

False

Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Protector.

False

Quebec

First permanent French settlement

Describe the Joint Stock Company.

The shares or stocks constituted the wealth of the company needed for business. One's profits depended on the success of the company and the proportion of shares one held. If the company failed one was liable only for one's own portion.

Louis XIV

The sun king

Louisiana was named for Louis XIV

True

The Fronde

Unrest surfaced dramatically from 1647 to 1652 in the civil conflict

Richelieu attacked La Rochelle because of religious intolerance.

false