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119 Cards in this Set
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What is absolute rule?
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Someone with complete power over government and lives of people.
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What is divine right?
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The belief that the power to rule comes directly from God.
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What king called himself the Sun God?
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Louis XIV
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What king set up the palace of Versailles?
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Louis XIV
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What is a Bureaucracy?
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System of managing government through departments run by appointed officials.
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What is the Estate General?
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French Parliment
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What was the dominate religion in France during the Age of Absolutism?
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Catholic
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What are French protestants called?
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Huguenots
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What two families hoped to replace the Valois Dynasty on the throne?
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Guises and Bourbons
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What religion was the Guises family?
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Catholic
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What religion war Bourbon family?
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protestant
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What happened during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?
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Both Protestant and Catholic families gathered to celebrate royal wedding.
Violence erupted and Catholics killed 3,000 protestants after the wedding many more protestants where killed |
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What does the Bartholomew's Day Massacre symbolize?
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The breakdown of order in France
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Who takes the throne after the Bartholomew's Day Massacre?
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Henry Bourbon, Henry IV
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What king of France converts to Catholicism?
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Henry IV
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What king issues the Edict Of Nantes?
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Henry IV
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Why did Henry issue the Edict of Nantes?
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To give Huguenots religious tolerance in France.
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What allowed the Huguenots to set up their own towns and cities?
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The Edict of Nantes
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What king fixes France?
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Henry IV
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What does Henry IV allow everyone to have?
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Food
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Why does Henry IV hire royal officials?
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to oversee justice and the building of roads and bridges.
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Does Henry IV revive agriculture?
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yes
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What French king revives agriculture?
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Henry IV
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What from of government does Henry IV set up?
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Bureacracy
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What does the Bureaucracy do to the government?
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Departmentalizes it
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What does the Bureaucracy do to the nobles power?
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limits it
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What did the Bureaucracy build a foundation for?
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royal absolutism
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What king of France was assassinated?
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Henry IV
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Who was Henry IV son?
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Louis XIII
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How old was Louis XIII when he took the throne?
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9yrs old
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What did the nobles try to do when Louis XIII took the throne?
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the nobles tried to reassert power over him
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Who hires Cardinal Armand Richeliev?
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Louis XIII
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What position is Cardinal Armand Richeliev hired for?
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Chief Minister of France
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What does Richeliev do to the government?
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he re-centralizes it
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What does Richeliev do to the power of the nobles and Huguenots?
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Destroys it
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What does Richeliev do to the Huguenots?
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he destroys their fortified cities and decreases their armies.
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How does Richeliev tie the nobles to the king?
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He hires them in high court or heads of army positions.
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Who does Richeliev hand pick for his successor as chief minister of France?
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Jules Mazarin
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When does Louis XIV take the throne?
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1643
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Who helps Louis XIV keep the government centralized?
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Jules Mazarin
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What is Fronde?
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uprising of peasant, urban power, merchants, and nobles
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What does "L'etat C'est Moi" mean and who said it?
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Louis XIV-I am the state
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What does Louis XIV use as his symbol?
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The Sun
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What king never summons the Estate General?
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Louis XIV
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Why does Louis XIV have absolute power?
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He never summoned the Estate General
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What king uses Richeliev's policies to centralizes his own government?
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Louis XIV
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What does Louis XIV hire the nobles as?
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Indendant
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What are indentants?
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Royal tax collectors
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What king doesn't require nobles to pay taxes?
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Louis XIV
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Under what king does the French army become the greatest army in Europe?
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Louis XIV
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What does Louis XIV use his army for?
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to carry out his policies around France
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What are two weaknesses of Louis XIV?
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He spends more then he makes and her revoked the Edict of Nantas
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What king supports the French and Indian war?
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Louis XIV
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What was held at the palace of Versailles?
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Lavish cerimonies
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What happens when Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes?
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Huguenots leave France
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What were some of the jobs the Huguenots had?
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Merchants, Artistans, Skilled Craftsman they produced the weath
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What is one reason that the revoke the Edict of Nantes hurt France?
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The Huguenots were major tax places and produced most of the wealth of France
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Who does Louis XIV hire to be the Chief Minister of Finance?
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Jean Baptiste Colbert
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Who set up French colonies overseas and the fur trade?
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Jean Baptiste Colbert
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What did Jean do to imported goods?
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He placed hight tariff on them
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What does Jean do to land for farming?
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He clears it
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How many years has Louis XIV ruled France before he dies?
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72yrs old
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How old is Louis XV when he takes the throne?
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5yrs old
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Which king has no interest in the government?
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Louis XV
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What does Louis XV spend his time doing?
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Hunting, attending dances, theater
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Which king sends troops to support the American Revolution
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Louis XV
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Which king of France says the quote "After me, the Deluge"?
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Louis XV
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Which king of France wanted to unite Spain and France?
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Louis XIV
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Why did Louis XIV want to unite Spain and France?
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because the king of Spain was his nephew Philip V
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What is the Spanish war of Succession?
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A war fought because Louis XIV wanted to unite Spain and France but England and Dutch wanted to keep a balance of power
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What is a balance of power?
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No country could be economically, politically, militarily stronger the another European country
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Which family had a great relationship with Parliament?
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Tudors
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How do the Tudors use Parliament?
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Act of Supremacy
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What church did the act of Supremacy set up?
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The Anglican Church
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What does Elizabeth I use Parliament for?
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To levy taxes
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What family takes the throne after the Tudors?
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Stuarts
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What country did the Stuarts rule over before England?
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Scotland
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Who is the first Stuart to rule England?
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James I or James IV of Scotland
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Which king of England lectures Parliament about divine right?
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James I
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Does James I get along with Parliament?
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no
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What does James I do in order to raise taxes?
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He dissolves Parliament
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People who want to purify the Anglican Church?
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Puritans
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Why do Puritans reject Jame I?
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They feel he is trying to strengthen Catholic rituals
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Who is king after James I
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Charles I
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Does Charles I act like an absolute monarch?
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yes
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What king of England imprisons poeple without just cause?
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Charles I
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What established Habeas corpus?
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Magna Carta
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Did Charles I dissolve Parliament?
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yes
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What does Charles I have to do to raise taxes?
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Sign the Petition of Rights
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What says that the king can't raise taxes without the permission of Parliament?
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Petition of Rights
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What says that Charles I can't imprison people without just cause?
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Petition of Rights
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What is one thing the king can't do under the Petition of Rights?
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dissolve Parliament
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Does Charles I follow the rules of the Petition of Rights?
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no
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What to country's go to war against France during the Spanish War of Succession?
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England and Holland
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Who does Charles I appoint as Archbishop?
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William Loud
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Why does Charles I appoint William Laud to the position of Archbishop?
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to strengthen Anglican practices
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What do Charles I and William try to impose on Scotland?
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Anglican Book of Prayer
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What happens when Charles I tries to impose the Anglican Book of Prayer on Scotland?
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the Scottish revolt
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After the Long Parliament what happened?
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English Civil war
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What were the names of the people on Charles I side during the English Civil war?
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Cavaliers
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On what side were the Roundheads during the English Civil war?
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Parliament
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Who was the leader of Parliaments army?
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Oliver Cronwell
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What religion were most of the Roundheads?
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Puritans
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Who was the leader of the Common Wealth?
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Oliver Cronwell
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What do the Puritans get rid of?
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Dancing, singing, plays
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After Cronwell dies what family takes back the throne of England?
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Stuarts
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What king comes back from exile after Cronwell dies?
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Charles II
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What is the revolution called were James II gets overthrown?
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Glorious Revolution
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Who rules England after James II?
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Mary and William
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Who rules England after Charles II?
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James II
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What religion is James II?
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Catholic
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What religion is Mary and William?
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Protestant
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What religion can't a ruler be under the English Bill of Rights?
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Catholic
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Under the English Bill of Rights who controls taxs
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Parliament
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Is Parliament suppose to be summoned under the English bill of rights?
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yes
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Under the English Bill of Rights what type of Monarchy is established?
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Limited Monarchy
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Was Hebeas Corpus part of the English Bill of Rights?
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yes
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Was Trial by Jury part of the English Bill of Rights?
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yes
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What is a Limited Monarchy
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a monarchy that is limited by a constitution or legislative body
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