Charles I & Absolute Power
This belief held that kings ruled by God’s authority and should not be challenged.
What is divine right of kings?
This 1638 agreement showed Scottish resistance to Charles’s religious changes.
What is the National Covenant?
Supporters of the king were known by this name.
Who are the Cavaliers (Royalists)?
After the monarchy was abolished, England became this type of government.
What is a commonwealth (republic)?
The Enlightenment belief that truth can be discovered through reason is called this.
What is rationalism?
This document explained the American colonies’ break from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This 1628 document limited the king’s ability to tax, imprison, and use martial law.
What is the Petition of Right?
This long-running Parliament met from 1640 to 1660.
What is the Long Parliament?
Supporters of Parliament were called this due to their short haircuts.
Who are the Roundheads?
Charles I was executed in this year.
What is 1649?
This thinker argued people have natural rights like life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This phrase expressed colonial anger over British taxation.
What is “no taxation without representation”?
Charles ruled without Parliament for 11 years during this period.
What is the Eleven Years’ Tyranny (Personal Rule)?
This 1641 uprising in Ireland increased tensions between the king and Parliament.
What is the Irish Rebellion?
This leader organized the New Model Army.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Cromwell ruled England under this title.
What is Lord Protector?
This philosopher promoted separation of powers in government.
Who is Montesquieu?
This revolution became the first successful slave revolt leading to independence.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This secret court punished critics of Charles I without juries.
What is the Star Chamber?
This issue caused major conflict when Parliament wanted control over it.
What is the army?
This powerful army defeated Charles I’s forces in 1645.
What is the New Model Army?
This 1653 document was Europe’s first written constitution.
What is the Instrument of Government?
This writer defended freedom of speech and criticized intolerance.
Who is Voltaire?
This leader helped liberate several South American countries from Spain.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This group opposed Charles partly because his religious practices seemed too Catholic.
Who are the Puritans?
Charles’s attempt to arrest members of this group helped trigger civil war.
What is the House of Commons / Parliament?
This city, the royalist capital, surrendered in 1646.
What is Oxford?
This act required goods to be shipped on English or producing-country ships.
What is the Navigation Act of 1651?
This thinker argued that government should be based on the will of the people.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This U.S. policy warned Europe not to interfere in the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?