1. A.P. European History Absolutism v Constitutionalism

2. Absolutism v Constitutionalism
The Stuarts
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England Limited
Monarchy
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France
Absolutism
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17th Century
Conflicts
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Vocabulary
And Big ideas
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3. Who was William Laud?
MAIN
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
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4. Who was James I (or James VI of Scotland)?
MAIN
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
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5. What was the Petition of Rights?
MAIN
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.
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SUBJECT: The Stuarts
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6. Who was Mary of William and Mary fame?
MAIN
She was the eldest daughter of James II of England who married the Protestant Stadtholder of the Netherlands in 1677.
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SUBJECT: The Stuarts
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7. Who was Queen Anne I?
MAIN
She was the last of the Stuarts who died without an heir. The Act of Settlement had already named her successor
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SUBJECT: The Stuarts
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8. What was the English Bill of Rights in 1689?
MAIN
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
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9. What was the Grand Remonstrance?
MAIN
This was the name of the more than two hundred grievances presented to Charles I by Parliament led by John Pym.
SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy
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10. MAIN
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.
SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy
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11. What was the Test Act of 1672?
MAIN
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.
SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy
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12. Who were the Whigs and the Tories?
MAIN
These were the two political parties formed during the reign of Charles II
SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy
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13. What was the Palace of Versailles?
MAIN
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.
SUBJECT: France - Absolutism
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14. Who was Cardinal Jules Mazarin?
MAIN
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.
SUBJECT: France - Absolutism
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15. Who was Cardinal Armand Richelieu?
MAIN
He was the brilliant chief minister of Louis XIII who made the French Monarch the most powerful king in Europe.
SUBJECT: France - Absolutism
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16. What were the Parlements, led by the Parlement of Paris?
MAIN
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.
SUBJECT: France - Absolutism
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17. Who was Jean Baptiste Colbert ? (no relation to Stephen).
MAIN
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.
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SUBJECT: France - Absolutism
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18. What was the War of Devolution?
MAIN
This was the first great foreign adventure of Louis XIV to take control of the Spanish Netherlands by right of his wife’s relation to Philip IV, the Spanish King.
SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts
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19. What was the New Model Army ( Old Ironsides)?
MAIN
This was the name of the Puritan Army which was reorganized and turned into a formidable fighting force by Oliver Cromwell.
SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts
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20. What was the Glorious / Bloodless Revolution?
MAIN
This was the name given to almost bloodless overthrow of James II of England by Parliament and William and Mary.
SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts
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21. What was the War of the Spanish Succession?
MAIN
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.
SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts
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22. What were the Battle of Edgehill, Marston Moor, Naseby, Lichtfield, Philipbaugh, Turnham Green, Langport, and Newbury?
MAIN
These were the 2 of the major battles of the English Civil War from 1642 to 1646.
SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts
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23. Who were the Anabaptists?
MAIN
These were the Protestants who rejected the idea of baptism at birth
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SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas
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24. What was the Rump Parliament ?
MAIN
This was the name given to the remnants of the English legislative assembly that were left when Presbyterians were barred from or refused to participate in 1648.
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SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas
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25. What was the Restoration?
MAIN
This was the name given to the return of the Stuart King, Charles II, after the death of Cromwell in 1658.
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SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas
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26. SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas
What was The Frondes?
MAIN
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.
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SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas
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27. Who were the Jansenists and Jansenism?
MAIN
This was the name given to the French opponents centered around the city of Port Royal who were opposed to the theological views of the Jesuits, and were persecuted for it.
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SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas
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