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England Limited Monarchy The Stuarts France Absolutism 17 th Century Conflicts Vocabulary And Big ideas Absolutism v Constitutionalism

WORTH: Who was William Laud? He was the Archbishop of Canterbury until 1645 and sought to emphasize the use of ritual and the “ beauty of holiness” which many English saw as appearing too Catholic SUBJECT: The Stuarts MAIN

WORTH: Who was James I (or James VI of Scotland)? He was the first Stuart King of England as well as the King of Scotland who alienated Parliament with his firm belief in the Divine Right of Kings MAIN SUBJECT: The Stuarts

WORTH: What was the Petition of Right? This was the document limiting the power of the English King presented to Charles I in 1628, when he needed money to finance his foreign wars MAIN SUBJECT: The Stuarts

WORTH: Who was Mary II of William and Mary fame? She was the eldest daughter of James II of England who married the Protestant Stadtholder of the Netherlands in MAIN SUBJECT: The Stuarts

WORTH: Who was Queen Anne I? She was the last of the Stuarts who died without an heir and outlived her many children, which led to the Act of Settlement which named Sophie of Hannover as the successor MAIN SUBJECT: The Stuarts

WORTH: What was the English Bill of Rights in 1689? This was the document that William and Mary recognized and signed that limited the power of the English King and guaranteed certain civil liberties to England’s elite SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy MAIN

WORTH: What was the Grand Remonstrance? This was the name of the more than two hundred grievances presented to Charles I by Parliament led by John Pym MAIN SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy

WORTH: Who were the Cavaliers v the Roundheads, Parliament v The King, or the Puritans v The Anglicans? These were the two opposing groups in the English Civil War MAIN SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy

WORTH: What was the Test Act of 1672? This was the law passed by the English Parliament that required all officials of the crown civil and military to swear an oath against the doctrine of transubstantiation MAIN SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy

WORTH: Who were the Whigs and the Tories? These were the two political parties formed during the reign of Charles II one the opposition party to the King led by the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the other loyal to the King MAIN SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy

WORTH: What was the Palace of Versailles? This was the elaborate palace built by Louis XIV and used to limit the power of the nobility by requiring many nobles to be present at court and to follow elaborate court protocol MAIN SUBJECT: France - Absolutism

WORTH: Who was Cardinal Jules Mazarin? He was the brilliant successor to Richelieu, a cardinal, former soldier, and educated by the Jesuit’s who was Louis XIV’s chief minister during his regency MAIN SUBJECT: France - Absolutism

WORTH: Who was Cardinal Armand Richelieu? He was the brilliant chief minister of Louis XIII who made the French Monarch the most powerful king in Europe MAIN SUBJECT: France - Absolutism

WORTH: What were the Parlements, led by the Parlement of Paris? These were the noble courts that supposedly limited the power of the King by approving or disapproving royal decrees, but in fact helped the local nobility to keep their power and resist paying taxes MAIN SUBJECT: France - Absolutism

WORTH: Who was Jean Colbert ? (no relation to Stephen). He was the brilliant finance minister of Louis XIV who used mercantilism or state control of the economy that maximized exports and amassed gold and silver bullion MAIN SUBJECT: France - Absolutism

WORTH: What was the War of Devolution? This was the first great foreign adventure of Louis XIV to take control of the Spanish Netherlands by right of his wife’s claims to Philip IV, the Spanish King SUBJECT: 17 th century Conflicts MAIN

WORTH: What was the New Model Army ( Old Ironsides)? This was the name of the Puritan Army which was reorganized and turned into a formidable fighting force by Oliver Cromwell MAIN SUBJECT: 17 th century Conflicts

WORTH: What was the Glorious Revolution? This was the name given to almost bloodless overthrow of James II of England by Parliament and William and Mary MAIN SUBJECT: 17 th century Conflicts

WORTH: What was the War of the Spanish Succession? This was the war that France fought in 1701 with The Grand Alliance, ( The Holy Roman Empire, Holland and England) that sought to maintain a balance of power in Europe MAIN SUBJECT: 17 th century Conflicts

WORTH: What was the Battle of Edgehill, Marston Moor, Naseby, Lichtfield, Philipbaugh, Turnham Green, Langport, and Newbury? These were the major battles of the English Civil War from 1642 to MAIN SUBJECT: 17 th century Conflicts

WORTH: Who were the Arminians? These were the Anglicans who rejected the practices of the Puritans and favored a ritualistic, elaborate Church services MAIN SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas

WORTH: What was the Rump Parliament ? This was the name given to the remnants of the English legislative assembly that were left when Presbyterians were barred from participating by Colonel Thomas Pride in MAIN SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas

WORTH: What was the Restoration? This was the name given to the return of the Stuart King, Charles II, after the death of Cromwell in MAIN SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas

WORTH: What was The Fronde? These were a series of rebellions against the King of France organized by French nobles and the Paris mob that forced Louis XIV, his mother, and Cardinal Mazarin to flee Paris MAIN SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas

WORTH: Who were the Jansenists and Jansenism? This was the name given to the French opponents centered around the city of Port Royal who were opposed to the theological or religious thinking of the Jesuits MAIN SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas