honors world history- english civil war

1. English Revolution

2. Opposition to the Crown
Under Elizabeth’s 45 year reign,
Parliament gained a lot of power
James I (1603-1625)
Elizabeth I dies with no heir
Promoted divine right
Disagreements Puritans and Parliament
Translated Bible

3. Charles I (1625-1647)
Charles constantly was
dissolving Parliament over
taxation
Implemented martial law in
England
1628-Parliament forced Charles
to sign the Petition of Rights(p. 180),
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Charles and Archbishop Laud
persecuted the Puritans (Great
Migration)

4. Civil War
Facing many invasions, Charles had
to turn to the Puritan-ruled Parliament
Charles refuses reforms
Charles-Royalists/Cavaliers
Oliver Cromwell-Roundheads-
Parliament
Charles was captured and executed
in 1649

6. Political Unrest
Oliver Cromwell (1649-1658)
formed a common wealth
Navigation Act (1651)
Ineffective so he implemented military
rule under Puritan Law
The monarchy and parliament were
“restored” in 1660
More individual rights (Habeas Corpus)

7. The Merry Monarch
Charles II
Puritans lost their power
Constitutional monarchy limited the king
Charles’ successor was his Catholic
brother James II in 1685
The Whigs opposed James as king
and the Tories supported him

8. Glorious Revolution
(1688)
Protestant daughter Mary married to
William the Orange of the
Netherlands
Both parties supported William
claiming the throne
James II fled to France
 Later led a revolt with the Irish (1689)

9. Change in Power
 William allowed Parliament to be primary ruler
 Passed Bill of Rights that further weakened the
monarchy (p.183)
 Monarch could not rule without Parliament’s
consent
 Had to be a protestant-Act of Settlement
(1701)
 Act of Union (1707)
 United Scotland and England

10. Rise of Parliament Power
Anne and George I (1702-1727)
chose members of Parliament for a
cabinet
Robert Walpole
First prime minister
King granted him many administrative
duties

11. Expanding Empire
Under George III (1760):
 England defeated France in the 7
Year’s War (1756-1763)
Gained Canada and France’s
territory east of the Mississippi R.