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3572947448Who is James I's mom?Mary Queen of Scots0
3572957602What family did James I come from?Stuart1
3572962855Where was James I the king of when he got the English throne?Scotland2
3572967339Who had a belief in divine rights?James I3
3572969156What are divine rights?Monarchs derive their power directly form God and that such power is absolute4
3572981346What was James I greatest political weakness?His constant need to ask Parliament for money5
3572990693What did James I do when Parliament refused to give him more money?Selling titles of nobility6
3572996676Who decided to end the war with Spain?James I7
3573003174What did James I do that put England more in debt when he ended the war with Spain?The war repayments, part of the peace treaty, put them further in debt8
3573034117What did James I try to do to return the Catholics to power?Arrange a marriage between his son, Charles, to a Catholic princess9
3573043542What did the Puritans want to do with the church?Purify the Church of England of any remaining Catholic rituals and symbols10
3573052210True or False: James I was head of the church and governmentTrue11
3573067460What did the Puritans present to King James to ask for reforms?A petition12
3573072083Why did the Puritans leave to settle in North America?They disliked King James' policies13
3573082077What did King James get a group of scholars to do to the Bible?Translate it from Greek and Hebrew to English (King James Bible)14
3573109941Who succeeded King James?His son, Charles I15
3573114753Who did Charles I oppose like his father?The puritans16
3573118649Who did Charles I marry?Henrietta Maria, a Catholic women who was the sister of France's King Louis XIII17
3573129468What did Charles I ask Parliament for early in his reign?Money to fight a war with Spain and France18
3573139007What did Charles I do when Parliament decided to only give him some of the money he asked for?He dissolved them and tried to raise money on his own.19
3573143722How did Charles I raise money?Forced landowners to give loans to the government, if they refused they'd go to jail20
3573154700What did Charles I do that angered the people?Billet, or lodge, troops in private homes21
3573164316What is martial law?Temporary rule with limitations on individual rights22
3573172078When did Charles I call Parliament into session after he had dissolved them?162823
3573183415What did Parliament force Charles I to sign in return for the approval of additional taxes to support the war?The Petition of Rights24
3573189572In what 4 ways did the Petition of Rights limit Charles' power?1. King is forbidden to collect taxes or force loans without Parliament's consent 2.King can't imprison without Parliament's cosent 3.Troops can't be housed in private homes against the will of the owner 4. King can't declare martial law unless at war25
3573222092What did Charles I do a year after signing the agreement with Parliament?Dissolved them and vowed to never call them again26
3573231565How long did Charles I rule without Parliament?11 years27
3573239971True or False: Charles followed the rules that were set in the Petition of RightsFalse, He continued to collect taxes and imprison opponents28
3573251719Who did Charles I rename to be Archbishop of Canterbury?William Laud29
3573254240What did Laud and Charles do to the Puritans?Persecuted them, they had no rights to preach or publish, they burned their writings, and punished outspoken Puritans with public whippings30
3573265609What is another name for the Exodus of the Puritans from 1630 until 1643?The Great Migration31
3573274242How did Laud and Charles try to establish the Church of England in Scotland?Tried to force the Calvinist Church to accept the Church of England's prayer book32
3573285075How did the Scots reject the Church of England?They formed a National Covenant33
3573291783What was said in Scotland's National Covenant?Pledged to preserve their religious freedom34
3573305319Why did Charles have to recall Parliament after 11 years?The Scots invaded England, he needed money35
3573314381How long did Short Parliament meet?3 weeks36
3573320298How long did the Long Parliament meet?20 years37
3573331762What happened as a result of the Long Parliament?Abolished the courts used to imprison Charles' opponents, passed a law requiring for Parliament to be called ever 3 years, ended all forms of illegal taxation and jailed, later executed, the Archbishop38
3573360980What angered Ireland the most?England taking land from Irish owners and giving it to English and Scottish settlers39
3573373297What is a royalist?Pro-monarchy group formed in Parliament, they supported the king and opposed the Puritan control of the Church Of England40
3573544538Why were the nobles and landowners in the north and west called the Cavaliers?They belonged to the King's calvary41
3573550272Why were the supporters of Parliament and Puritans in the south and east called the Roundheads?Many of them had close-cropped hair42
3573554398Who was the leader of the Roundheads?Oliver Cromwell43
3573558457Who were the first to surrender in the English Civil war?The royalist armies in May 164644
3573567808What did Parliament get after the surrender during the English Civil War?They got complete control of the English government, they also removed any opponents from Parliament (Rump Parliament)45
3573577163How did Charles die?He was beheaded46
3573611253What is a commonwealth?state ruled by elected representatives47
3573613012Who are the Levellers?a group wanting the vote for all men48
3573655201Who took over after Charles I?Oliver Cromwell49
3573659342After Oliver Cromwell who takes over?Charles II50
3573662838What was Charles II's nickname?The Merry Monarch51
3573666958What is the period called when the House of Stuart returned to the throne?Resoration52
3573668703Who did Charles II marry?A Portugeuse princess53
3573674846What religion did Charles II actually favor?Catholicism, although he was apart of the Church of England54
3573690599What was the name of the code that the Cavalier Parliament passed?Clarendon Code55
3573694563What did the Clarendon Code do?Made the Church of England the state religion56
3573700568What did John Milton write?Paradise Lost, about the fall of Adam and Eve57
3573707857What type of government did the Restoration give England?Constitutional monarchy58
3573714663What is a Constitutional Monarchy?A form of government in which the monarch's powers are limited by a constitution59
3573723758What two disasters struck at the ed of Puritan rule?Plague in London, and a raging fire in London60
3573734172What did Parliament try to pass to keep James from becoming king?Exclusion Bill61
3573738929Who was the group that wanted to exclude James from the throne?the Whigs62
3573742953Who was the group that defended the hereditary monarchy?the Tories63
3573747703What's the principle of habeas corpusa person can not be held in prison without just cause or without a trial64
3573752548Who became king after Charles IIJames II65
3573755595Who did James appoint into government and university positions?Catholics66
3573760213Who did Parliament want to take over after James?His protestant daughter, Mary, who was married to William of Orange67
3573768477The Whig and Torie united together against James and invited William to do what?take over the crown68
3573770313Where did James flee?France69
3573773310What was the transfer of power to William III and Mary II called?The Glorious Revolution70
3573780884What did Parliament pass to strengthen their power during the rule of William and Mary?The Bill of Rights71
3573788751Who did James II unite with to try to take the throne back?Irish Catholics72
3573792701What did the Act of Settlement in 1701 do?Excluded any Catholic form inheriting the English throne73
3573800551Who succeeded William?Mary's Sister Anne74
3573802480Who would succeed Anne?The children of Sophia, protestant granddaughter of James I. Anne had no living children to succeed her75
3573810362Who was Sophia married to?A German elector of Hanover76
3573815927Why was the Act of Union signed?To unite England and Scotland to become a nation called Great Britain77
3573823706After becoming apart of Great Britain, did Scotland retain their Calvinist religion?Yes, they also retained their own laws, courts, and educational system78
3573828799Who did Anne seek guidance from?The Cabinet79
3573830597Who were the Cabinet?People who were elected from the House of Commons, both Whigs and Tories80
3573836056Who succeeded Anne?George I, he did not speak English well81
3573843968Who gained control over the Cabinet during George I's reign?Sir Robert Walpole82
3573845965Who was the first prime minister?Robert Walpole, the leader of the Whigs83
3573850916How long did Walpole remain Prime Minister?Through George I and George II's rule84
3573855292Who succeeded George I?George II, in 172785
3573857171Who succeeded George II?George III, in 176086
3573863278How did George III expand the British Empire?Through their victory over France87
3573867084What did Great Britain get after their victory against France?Canada and all of France's territory east of the Mississippi River88
3573873998What would lead to Rebellion in Great Britain's American colonies?The ways George III and his ministers tried to deal with the cost of the war89
3573892699Who did George III appoint?George Grenville, the First Lord of the Treasury90
3573900010Why did Parliament pass Navigation Acts?To protect profitable trade with their colonies91
3573908560Why did Parliament pass the Declaratory Act in 1766?To reassert their right to pass laws governing the colonies92
3573914154What was a result of the Boston Massacre? Other than the five people who diedParliament repealed most of the taxes but the tea one93
3573919860How did the British punish the colonists for the Boston tea party?Passed the Intolerable Acts94
3573923132What did the Intolerable Acts do?Closed the harbor until the tea had been paid for a required colonists to house and feed British soldiers, it also reduced the colonists' right of self-government95
3573932357What did the Quebec Act do?Placed Canada and territories north of the Ohio River under a separate government96
3573938729When and where did the First Continental Congress meet?September 5, 1774 in Philadelphia97
3573949971What did Paul Revere and William Dawes do?Learned Britain's plan to attack and warned the minutemen98
3573959119Where did the British march only to find 70 farmers and villagers blocking their path?Lexington99
3573964233Where was George Washington named military commander?Second Continental Congress100
3573969282What was the Olive Branch Petition?The Congress' last try to arrange a peaceful compromise with Parliament and the King101
3573973730What did Thomas Paine write?Common Sense102
3573975943Who wrote the constitution?Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert Livingstone103
3573983488What was the turning point in the War for Independence?Saratoga, New York in October of 1777104
3573989512Where did the Americans force the British army to surrender?Yorktown105
3573993604How many Articles does the Constitution have?7 in total106
3573997004What is layed out in article 1 section 8 of the Constitution?The powers of congress107
3574010096How many sections are in the Legislative part of the Constitution?10108
3574013477What does the Necessary and Proper clause state?That the legislative branch (Congress) can make laws as long as it's necessary and proper and is listed in their powers granted in article 1 section 8 of the Constitution.109
3574033897What is another name for the Necessary and Proper clause?Elastic Clause110
3574033896What does the Reserved Power Clause State?All of the powers not given to the Congress(Article 1.8) and all of the powers not prohibited to be done by the state(Article 1.10) are reserved to the states, or the people111
3574067462What Amendment is the Reserved Power Clause in?10th112
3574076593What does the Full Faith and Credit Clause state?That the states within the United states must respect the laws of every other state113
3574084681Where is the Full Faith and Credit Clause stated in the Constitution?Article 4 ("Shut Up States!")114
3574090176What does the Supremacy Clause state?The Supreme Law of the Land, Federal law is more important than state laws115
3574100220Where is the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution?Article 6116

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