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 This Stuart monarch succeeded Elizabeth I and clashed repeatedly with Parliament over taxes and royal prerogative.

James I

100

The title taken by Oliver Cromwell when he led the English state after the monarchy’s abolition.

Lord protector

100

What is Louis 14th nickname 

"The Sun King"

100

Louis's palace is called?

Versailles

100

Louis creates a hospital for soldiers called?

Invalides

200

Name the 1628 legal document Parliament forced Charles I to accept that limited specific royal actions (e.g., arbitrary imprisonment and non-parliamentary taxation).

Petition of Right

200

 After James II fled, these rulers were invited to take the English throne, establishing a constitutional monarchy.

Mary and William or Orange

200

 While Louis XIV was still a young king, rebellions called the _____________ began.

Fronde

200

Explain the result of the many wars Louis 14th embarked on. 

France faced various European alliances and won partial victories.

200

Charles II gets into naval wars with whom? 

Holland

300

The king’s proclamation allowing Sunday recreation after attending church services was called this.

Book of Sports

300

The document that Mary and William or Orange had to agree to thereby solidifying their rule is called ____________________________________________

The english bill of rights

300

Who was Louis 13th two advisors? 

Richeleau and Marie Medici

300

Explain ‘raison d’etat.’ Who's economic policy is it?

a political doctrine holding that the state's survival, security, and interests supersede all moral, ethical, or legal constraints. Richileu

300

Explain the issue with Marie Medici's regency

She would't give up throne

400

 Identify the name of the long conflict (party names or sides) in England that pitted royal authority against parliamentary forces and led to the king’s execution.

English Civil War/ King v Parliment

400

 Parliament passed a series of laws intended to limit religious freedom and exclude non-Anglicans from religious and political life in England. This group of laws was called the

Clarendon Code

400

Who were Louis 14th two advisors

Mazarin and Anne of Austria

400

Which two religious groups did Louis XIV persecute?

Jansenists/Huguenots 
400

What is the Declaration of Indulgence? Who puts it into place

Removes religious tests James II

500

What is the main issue long parliament could not agree on?

religion

500

What did the Instrument of Government do in 1653?

List one of the main 3


  1. Authorized the execution of Charles I of England

  2. Recognized Scotland and Ireland as independent nations

  3. Established the Protectorate and named Cromwell as Lord Protector 

500

What two events shaped Louis early life (traumatic)

- Being put in the Louvre palace

- Escaping from Paris at the Civil War

500

How did Louis 14th finance his wars? What is this economic policy specifically called? Where specifically did this happen?

Colbert- his finance minister

Mercantilism-

Vietnam, Canada, India

500

What is the test act? Who puts it into place? Who removes it?

Test to see if ppl believe in transubstantiation. Put into place by Charles II. Removed by James II