The Civil War...English
Them
Under Cromwell
Under the Puritans
The Second Charles
100
This war lasted from 1642 to 1651.
The English Civil War
100
Most Cavaliers were _____________, proud of their plumed hats and fashionably long hair.
wealthy nobles
100
A group called ____________, thought that poor men should have as much say in government as the gentry, lawyers and other leading citizens.
Levellers
100
Puritans felt that every Christian, rich or poor, must be _______________.
able to read the Bible
100
Cromwell died in 1658 and in 1660, a newly elected Parliament invited __________ to return to England from exile.
Charles II
200
The genius general of the The Roundheads.
Oliver Cromwell
200
The forces of Parliament were composed of country gentry, town dwelling manufacturers and _____________.
Puritan clergy.
200
After the English Civil War, the House of Commons declared England a republic, known as the _______________, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell.
Commonwealth
200
To the Puritans, theaters were frivolous. So Cromwell ________________ theaters.
closed all
200
England’s “kingless decade” ended with the ___________, or return of the monarchy.
Restoration
300
He said “I am a martyr of the people” as he bravely stood before his executioner
Charles I
300
The supporters of King Charles were called this.
Cavaliers.
300
Under the Commonwealth, Puritan preachers tried to root out godlessness and imposed a __________.
“rule of saints”
300
True or False. Puritans frowned on taverns, gambling and dancing but allowed them.
False
300
With his charm and flashing wit, young Charles was a popular ruler. He __________ theaters and taverns and presided over a lively court in the manner of Louis XIV.
reopened
400
After the execution of Charles I, the ______________ abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords
House of Commons
400
The forces of Parliament were called ________ because their hair was cut close around their heads.
Roundheads
400
The English Civil War ushered in a ____________ as well as a political one.
social revolution
400
By mid-century, families from all classes were sending their children to ____________-.
School
400
Charles II ______ the official Church of England but encouraged ________ of other Protestants such as Presbyterians, Quakers, and Baptists.
restored, toleration
500
Charles I was the first ruling monarch to be tried and ________________.
executed by his own people.
500
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
500
In 1653, Oliver Cromwell took this title.
Lord Protector
500
Oliver Cromwell welcomed this group back to England after more than 350 years of exile.
Jews
500
Charles II helped found the ___________, a group formed to advance scientific knowledge.
Royal Society