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World History Modern Era
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
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12/17/2011

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James I
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Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, became King because Queen Elizabeth had no children; was KIng of Scotland when he took the English throme. Believed in Divine Right of Kings which caused resentment in Parliment.
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Charles I
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Son of James I, inherited country's religious conflict: Catholics vs. Protestants. Charles opposed Puritans and belived in Divine Right.
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Petition of Right
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passed by parliment to limit Charles power: 1. King forbidden to collect taxes or force loans without parliment's consent. 2. King could not imprison anyone without just cause. 3. troops could not be housed in a private home against the will of the owner. 4. King could not declare martial law unless the country was at war.
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Parliment
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England's national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state
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English Bill of Rights
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modeled after American Bill of Rights. Guaranteed rights for citizens including hte right to appeal to the Monarch and to speak in Parliament. KIng could not raise taxes or maintain an army without the cosent of Parliment and ould not suspend laws. Declared tha Parliament should b held often andthat there should be freedom of debate in sessions of Parliament.
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Puritans
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Wanted to purify the Anglican Church by removing the Catholic traditions.
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Oliver Cromwell
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leader of Parliment's military forces; vrey religous man; briliant military commander.
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Roundheads
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name came from their closely cropped haircuts. Supporters of Parliment and PUritans came fro the South and East of England.
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Royalists
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a person who supports the monarchy
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Act of Settlement
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aliment excluded any Catholic from inheriting the Engish throne.
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Restoration
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when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under King Charles II
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Charles II
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Son of Charles I. Faced danger thru the English Civil War and Cromwell's rule. Fought with Royalist Forces. Saw father imprisoned and executed. To save himself,disguised as servant, fled to other parts of Europe
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James II
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was King of England and King of Ireland; last Catholic king; tought absolute monarch; James fled England (abdicated) in the Glorious Revolution was replaced by William
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Glorious Revolution
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peaceful transfer of power, from James to William and Mary.
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William III and Mary II
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gained the English throne without battles or bloodshed. (Glorious Revolution)
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