A radical attempt to change the very structure of a country's government.
What is Revolution
100
This was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.
What is the Spanish Armada
100
In the late 1400's this royal family became England's rulers. They made efforts to strengthen their powers as rulers in a way similar to this made by rulers of France and Spain. Their rule brought stability and prosperity.
What is The Tudors
100
The Puritans who controlled the House of Commons took actions to limit the monarchy. They abolished the king's power to dissolve Parliament and passed a law requiring that Parliament meet at least once every three years. These actions were accomplished through this parliament.
What is Long Parliament
100
These men, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Frances Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh, challenged Portuguese and Spanish monopolies of oversea trade.
What is Sea Dogs
200
Represented under the House of Congress as one of the two classes. They could own land, and also held a social position. Often younger sons of nobles, who could not inherit their fathers' titles or positions fell into this category.
What is Gentry
200
This ruler strongly believed in the divine rights of kings, which led to his intervention in the House of Commons matter over memberships. This act led members to create "The Form of Apology and Satisfaction" to define the role of the House.
What is James I
200
The monarchy under his reign had broken with the pope and established Anglicanism as England's religion, but many people believed that the change had not gone far enough. They wanted to "purify" the English church even more.
What is the Henry VIII
200
English conquerors historically had seized lands belonging to Irish owners and given it to English settlers. The majority of native Irish remained Roman Catholic and worked as tenant farmers and laborers. This led to " "
What is the Irish Rebellion
200
This marked the end of a long struggle between monarch and Parliament to determine who would rule the country.
What is The Bill of Rights and Act of Settlement
300
Passed by Parliment in 1689, this act granted freedom of conscience and the right of public worship to those Protestants who were not members of the Anglican Church.
What is Toleration Act
300
This man was an English military and political leader who believed that he had been placed in power by divine providence. He was privately tolerant in religious matters, though Puritan followers sometimes forced action.
What is Oliver Cromwell
300
Little tolerance was shown for the Puritans' demands for reform under James I reign. Due to this many Puritans began to leave England, including one group that fled to Holland and late sailed to America aboard this ship.
What is the Mayflower
300
This document gave Cromwell the title lord protector and provide that landowners would elect members of the Parliament.
What is The Instrument of Government in 1653
300
Hobbes in this book explained that groups of people first lived in anarchy, what he considered a state of nature. Life was violent and dangerous under these circumstances so people chose a leader to rule them. To maintain a stable society, people made an unwritten social contract giving the monarch absolute power.
What is "Leviathan"
400
Latin for "you shall have the body", this act protected individuals against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment.
What is Habeas Corpus
400
This man's reign is called the Restoration because monarchy was restored in England. Literature and music of the time is referred to as Restoration works, and the arts prospered under him.
What is Charles II
400
When Charles tried to impose a liturgy, or prescribed form of ritual based on this book, on Scotland, rebellion broke out.
What is the Anglican "Book of Common Prayer"
400
Cromwell's government may have been overthrown had it not been for these three factors:
What is 1) having enough money from taxes and sale of lands to support its army 2) army was disciplined and powerful 3) its enemies had no organized army.
400
Although some people opposed this act at first, especially those in Scotland, it proved beneficial. By removing trade barriers, this act encouraged commerce and brought prosperity to both England and Scotland.
What is the Act of Union
500
It was a monarchy in that a king or queen was the head of state. The monarchy was limited however, in that a constitution restricted the monarch's powers and the monarch was required to consult Parliment.
What is Limited Constitutional Monarchy
500
He articulated the principles on which supporters of the Glorious Revolution acted in 1688, publishing them in his "Two Treatises of Government" in 1690.
What is John Locke
500
In 1638 many responded to Charles's attempt to Anglicanize the Presbyterian service through this. In this agreement, Scots swore that changes in the church in Scotland violated both their religion and acts of the Scottish Parliament.
What is a National Covenant
500
During the civil war in England, these merchants and shipowners established a profitable trade transporting goods. Cromwell challenged them by having Parliament pass the Navigation Act requiring all imports be shipped in English ships. Those policies ultimately led to war with these peoples.
What is the Dutch
500
This policy maintained that colonies existed for the benefit of the home country. Colonies supplied raw materials and furnished a market for Britain's manufactured goods.