1. Knowledge Connections
Vocabulary 
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Term
Definition
Knowledge Connections
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2. Essential Question
How did the Glorious Revolution lead to the rise of limited government?

3. Who ruled in Europe?
During the 1600s and 1700s, MONARCHIES ruled most of Europe
Government led by a king or a queen
They believed in:
Absolutism – they had total power
Divine Right – their power to rule came from God

4. Did the people like their monarchs?
Not everyone agreed with ABSOLUTISM and DIVINE RIGHT
Some European thinkers began arguing for a LIMITED GOVERNMENT
A government where the power of the ruler is restricted (or limited) by the people

5. England’s law making body to this day
Where did the idea come from?
The roots of limited government come out of England
1215 – King John signs the Magna Carta which limits some of his power as king
1200s – King Edward allows the people to help make laws. The group becomes known as PARLIAMENT
England’s law making body to this day
1485 – 1603 – the Tudors, the ruling family of England does not have absolute power

6. Who was the Civil War between?
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Vs.
Cavaliers
Roundheads
Want absolute power
Want limited government
The two sides will go back and forth through many years and many leaders

7. Who were William and Mary?
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION (1688)
William and Mary are offered the throne of England
William and Mary had currently been the rulers of the Netherlands
Mary was the daughter of a former King of England

8. What was the English Bill of Rights?
William and Mary sign the ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS
Limits the power of the monarch
States the rights of the people and Parliament
England officially has a limited government – CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCY

9. Essential Question
How did the Glorious Revolution lead to the rise of limited government?

10. THE ROAD TO LIMITED GOVERNMENT