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11 Cards in this Set
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The Long Parliament
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The Parliament controlled by Puritans that effectively limited Charles' power.
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The Petition of Right
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A petition forced by Parliament to limit King Charles' power
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Roundheads
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Supporters of Parliament and the Puritans during the English Civil War
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Rump Parliament
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This was the term for Parliament once the Puritans' opposition was removed
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Royalist
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The group that emerged in Rump Parliament to support the King
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Puritans
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A group of dissenters within the Church of England who wanted to purge the church of all things Catholic
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Parliament resented James I mainly for these three reasons:
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1. Belief in Divine Right
2. Spending too much $ 3. Foreign Policy |
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The Short Parliament
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The session of Parliament called in an effort to raise $ for war in 1640 - lasted only 3 weeks because they could not cooperate with Charles
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martial law
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A period of military rule in which individual rights are restricted
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Cavaliers
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Supporters of the king during the English Civil War
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Commonwealth
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A state governed by the people or elected representatives. (England became one following Charles' execution)
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