It is the belief held by Kings James I and Charles I that monarchs derive their power directly from God.
What is divine right
100
The "Merry King" who was restored to the monarchy of Great Britain.
What was Charles II
100
A direct tax on the colonist that proved very unpopular.
What is the Stamp Act
100
Document signed on July 4, 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
The first 10 amendments to our Constitution. (The English have a set as well).
What is the Bill of Rights
200
The man who was "Lord Protector of the Commonwealth" and imposed strict Puritan rule on Great Britain.
Who was Oliver Cromwell
200
The British political party the defended the hereditary monarchy
Who are the Tories
200
A long ignored group of laws, until they weren't, that required: colonies to only export goods to Great Britain (and other colonies), all good into the colonies to come through Britain, and only on British ships
What were the Navigation Acts
200
The author of "Common Sense"
Who was Thomas Paine
200
Those colonists who did not support independence.
Who were loyalists or tories
300
The name given to those who supported the Parliament during the Civil War.
What is Roundheads
300
The man said to be Britain's first Prime Minister
What was Sir Robert Walpole
300
He was the First Lord of the Treasurer who believed the colonists should help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War
What was George Grenville
300
A system of government that typically has a very weak central authority. It was the first form of government in the newly independent United States.
What is a confederation
300
A rallying cry for American Patriots, (also a motto for the District of Columbia today)
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
400
Another name for those who supported the monarchy during the Civil War
What is Cavaliers
400
Latin phrase literally meaning "you have the body", it is a legal protection stating that a person can not be held without just cause or trial.
What is habeas corpus
400
In this section, it was the organized refusal of colonists to buy British goods.
What is boycott
400
The type of government we currently have in the United States and is outlined in the Constitution.
What is a federal republic
400
The form of government that has existed in Great Britain since the restoration of the monarchy.
What is a constitutional monarchy
500
He was the Archbishop of Canterbury who suppressed the Puritans
Who was William Laud
500
The husband and wife duo invited by Parliament to take over the throne from King James II.
Who were William (III) and Mary (II)
500
A lawyer from New England who defended the British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre...he later served as President of the United States
What was John Adams
500
Where the English finally admitted they lost!
Where is Yorktown
500
An 80's sitcom I referred to multiple times when discussion the English Civil War.