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England Limited Monarchy The Stuarts France Absolutism Odds & Ends Eastern Europe European Governments

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 SUBJECT: The Stuarts MAIN

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: 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 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 and the other loyal to the King MAIN SUBJECT: The Stuarts

WORTH: What was the Treaty of Dover? This was James II deal with Louis XIV where England would be given money, in return, for when things are right, he turns England Catholic 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 Rump Parliament ? This was the name given to the remnants of the English legislative assembly that were left when Royalist and moderates were barred from participating by Colonel Thomas Pride in MAIN SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy

WORTH: What was the New Model Army? This was the name of the Puritan Army which was reorganized and turned into a formidable fighting force by Oliver Cromwell MAIN SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy

WORTH: Who was Robert Walpole? Under George I, he was the first person in the Prime Minister position, which was created to control the House of Commons, foreign affairs and maintain general peace 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: 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 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: 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 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 MAIN SUBJECT: France - Absolutism

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 SUBJECT: Odds & Ends MAIN

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: Odds & Ends

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: Odds & Ends

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: Odds & Ends

WORTH: Who was Bishop Bossuet? MAIN SUBJECT: Odds & Ends He created ‘divine right’… power from God to rule earth on his behalf. Huguenots resist this type of rule!!!!

WORTH: What was the Pragmatic Sanction? This was the agreement that Charles VI of Austria had the rulers of Europe sign in order to allow his daughter to rule the Austrian Empire MAIN SUBJECT: Eastern Europe

WORTH: Who were the Junkers? These were the nobles of Prussia who agreed to follow the Hohnezollern rule in exchange for absolute power over their serfs MAIN SUBJECT: Eastern Europe

WORTH: Who was Frederick William (The Great Elector)? He was the ruler of Brandenburg – Prussia in 1640 – 1688 who was the first to begin to consolidate Hohenzollern lands into what would become the nation state of Prussia MAIN SUBJECT: Eastern Europe

WORTH: Who was Leopold I of Austria (Hapsburg)? He was the Austrian Emperor who was able to have his domains in Hungary recognized by the Ottoman Turks and resisted the power of Louis XIV as well as conquer most of the Balkan Peninsula and parts of Romania MAIN SUBJECT: Eastern Europe

WORTH: Who was Frederick William I? He was the Prussian leader who increased the size of the Prussian army to become one of the largest in Europe and formed the General Directory to improve the efficiency of his government MAIN SUBJECT: Eastern Europe