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English Monarchy.
Describe//point form.
Henry VIII (eighth), Catholica to Angelican had the throne.
Edward (Calvinism), to Mary (religious, Catholic) to Elizabeth I an effective ruler. She never married, held all the power, religiously tolerant, frugal, diplomatic, good public speaker, encouraged exploration. when she died, James I who was Catholic, followed Elizabeth's lead. He minimized English-Scottish conflict and the "gunpowder plot" to kill him was unsuccessful.He later died, and this his son......
Charles I and Parliament.
Brief detail/point form 10 points.
1-Charles is broke and asks Parliament for money, and is asked to sign the Petition of Rights.
2-Charles' beliefs and supporters and his "personal rule"
3-When Charles and Parliament each form an army, and the battles they have.
4- New Model Army and the general Oliver Cromwell
5-when the NMA attacks Charles' Oxford court and what Charles does afterwards
6-the 2nd civil war
7-negotiations
8-A disagreeing Cromwell, and an angry Colonal Thomas Pride and what he does. And Rump Parliament.
9-Oliver Cromwell tries Charles for treason and what happens.
10-Cromwell's rule, his son's rule, and the Restoration
what were enlightenment ideas?
Individuals, ideas, and people valued. Questioning the monarchy.
What's nationalism?
Loving your country and wanting the best for it,
Describe each point:
1-Charles is broke and asks Parliament for money, and is asked to sign the Petition of Rights.
Petition of Rights:
aka magna charta
limits his power
king IN parliament
reasonable request
2-Charles' beliefs and supporters and his "personal rule"
3-When Charles and Parliament each form an army, and the battles they have.
4- New Model Army and the general Oliver Cromwell
5-when the NMA attacks Charles' Oxford court and what Charles does afterwards
6-the 2nd civil war
7-negotiations
8-A disagreeing Cromwell, and an angry Colonal Thomas Pride and what he does. And Rump Parliament.
9-Oliver Cromwell tries Charles for treason and what happens.
10-Cromwell's rule, his son's rule, and the Restoration
...............
Be ready to describe:
Cavaliers/Royalists:
loyal to Charles I. they became Tories
Roundheads/Parliamentarians:
loyal to Parliament. they became Whigs
New Model Army:
innovative, professional army raised to support parliament
Colonel Thomas Pride:
Colonel in the New Model Army, led "Pride's Purge" of parliament
Rump Parliament:
what remained of parliament after "pride's purge"
Charles I:
King of England and Scotland, Catholic head of Anglican church
Calvinism:
religion wanting to get rid of Anglican. Also called Puritans.
Regicide:
murder of a king
1-the 7 years war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
The French all land in the New World over to the British except two small islands.
2-Proclamation of 1763 meant to assimilate the French into British culture in Quebec
Catholic Churches lost their official status and Protestantism was introduced and promoted.
Quebec was ruled by British.
3-The Quebec Act of 1774 supported bi-culturalism
Because 97% of the population in Quebec was still French, there wasn't a culture to absorb into!
So this Quebec Act undid most of the Proclomation. French was allowed to be spoken and the Catholic church was again recognized and allowed to collect taxes. seigneurial system allowed to remain
4-eventually there was 2.5 million people living in the Thirteen Colonies and divided into three groups based off location
New England, The Middle Colonies, The Southern Colonies
5-two levels of government: community and colonial.
community: local, free men took part in town meetings
and colonial had a broader scope.
each colony had their own representative government.
6-representative assemblies / House of Burgesses
The first representative assembly in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Southern colonies). A decision-making body.
The citizens of the Colonies protested against taxation without representation.
Describe that:
being taxed without the benefit of having elected representatives speak on your half (the colonies had no representatives in the british parliament)
Many acts that fueled the fire for a revolution:
name one
Navigation Acts of 1660 and 1668.
-most goods produced in colonies must be sold to Britain
-British ships carry goods to and from Colonies
-things taxed then sent to Colonies
next act
The Proclamation of 1763
-Colonies only ok place to live
-fur trade dying (trappers now needed a permit)
next act
1764 Sugar Act
taxes on all imported goods (like sugar and molasses) (sugar was boycotted)
next
1765 Stamp Act
all legal documents and newspapers had to be stamped
next
1767 Townshend Acts
-taxes placed on common items like tea, silk, paper, paint, lead
next
1773 Tea Act
East India Company given monopoly on tea
next
1774 Intolerable Acts (including Quebec Act)
harbors closed
public meetings forbidden
4000 british soldiers sent in
THE LIST OF ACTS IN ORDER:
Navigation Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townsend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
Who decided to invade Quebec?
General Richard Montgomery led an army up the river, and General Benedict Arnold took his troops across land.
April 19, 1775
The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington. Thousands volunteer for the Continental Army
January 6, 1776
New Hampshire adopts the first American state constitution
June 1776
Thomas Jefferson drafts the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
The Declaration of Independence is approved and sent to all 13 colonies.
June 14, 1777
A new flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes is mandated by congress
July 3, 1778
Patriot residents of Wyoming Valley in northern Pennsylvania are massacred by Loyalists and Indians.
July 5, 1779
Loyalists burn Connecticut towns of Norwalk, Fairfield, and New Haven
jan 1782
british withdraw from north carolina
feb 1782
British House of Commons votes against further war with America
august 1782
last skirmish between british and america
feb 3, 1783
Spain, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark formally recognize America's independence
September 3, 1783, 20 years after first treaty of paris
The United States and Great Britain sign the second Treaty of Paris officially ending the war! America is free!