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16 Cards in this Set
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Charles II
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Son of Charles I, was careful at the beginning not to test Parliament, but eventually ran into conflicts with them.
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James II
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The brother of Charles II. He was a self-proclaimed Catholic and took the throne when Charles II died. When his wife gave birth to a son who was baptized Catholic, Parliament wrote to William of Orange (who was married to James II's grown daughter, Mary--a staunch Protestant), and asked him to invade England
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William III
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Formerly known as William of Orange, he spent his life trying to block the ambitions of Louis XIV. He became William III of England when he took the throne with his wife, Mary, the daughter of James II
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Test Act
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Parliament's response to Charles II's declaration of indulgence; it required all officeholders to take communion in the Church of England
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Declaration of Indulgence
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Mandated from Charles II, it announced that the laws of the Dissenters would not be enforced.
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Dissenters
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Were excluded by Parliament from town corporations, to teach in schools or come within five miles of an incorporated town, or to hold religious meetings that were not authorized by the Church of England. They were formerly known as Puritans
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Battle of the Boyne
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Battle in Ireland where William III defeated James II
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Bill of Rights
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Issued by Parliament, and in order for William III to take the throne, he had to abide by this. It set limits on his power, and after it's issuance, the relation between the king and the people became like a contract.
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Toleration Act
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Passed in 1689; it allowed Dissenters to practice their religion, but still excluded them from political life and public service. This eliminated, for the most part, troubles over religion in England and Lowland Scotland.
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Act of Settlement
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Stated that no Catholic could be king of England
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Act of Union
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In 1707 it created the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It joined together Scotland and England. The Scots preserved their own legal system and their established Presbyterian church, but their government and parliament were merged with those of England.
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Bank of England
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After James II's expulsion from England, England joined William III's coalition against France. William's government, to finance the war, borrowed ₤1,200,000 from a group of private lenders. These lenders, in exchange for holding government bonds, were given permission to open a bank, and thus became this.
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Irish penal code
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Ireland was viewed by the English to be a threat to the postrevolutionary arrangements in England. Therefore, this was issued in order to weaken and severely restrict the rights of Irish Catholics
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"squirearchy"
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Referred to the control of Parliament by those who owned land
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"gentlemen"
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The land owning class/aristocracy that controlled England from 1688 - 1832
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Glorious Revolution
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Referred to the events of 1688 and the taking of the throne by William and Mary
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