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Absolutism
Absolutism
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Social Studies
10th Grade
10/16/2015

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Parliament
Definition
english congress or legislative body
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Oliver Cromwell
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Leads civil war that has the King Charles head cut off
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English Civil War
Definition
armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists
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Republic
Definition
a government that is ran by the people not just one person, and the king and queen would be abolished
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Cavaliers
Definition
supporters of King Charles I’s
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Puritans
Definition
English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England from all Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed.
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Roundheads
Definition
supporters of the English Parliament
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Glorious Revolution
Definition
Overthrow of King James the second
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English Bill of Righs
Definition
act that the Parliament of England passed creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election
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Constitutional Monarchy
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form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State.
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