- The Stuart line was being restored after Cromwell
- Cromwell died
- His son tries to claim power and was not a strong leader
- Charles I is executed and Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England
- Cromwell dies and Charles II is brought of exile
- Charles II is restored to the throne
- Cromwell called himself a seeker
- He wanted God's destiny for himself and his country
- Cromwell sensed that God had a special service for him
- He went to war as a complete novice
- He had an aura of invincibility
- Charles was an imperishable martyr
- Charles II was waiting for his call from exile in France
- Cromwell led the New Model Army
- Oliver got a degree in law at Oxford
- Cromwell murdered 3,000 royalist soldiers
- Cromwell treated Ireland like a primitive colony
- Charles II was invited to be Ireland's king
- Charles II ran away after a battle until he could be smuggled out of the country
- When Cromwell came back to London he was an English Caesar
- Cromwell turned Great Britain into a republic
- Parliament and Cromwell were against each other. Cromwell accused Parliament of being unjust
- He called in the musketeers and Parliament was shut down
- Cromwell could have ceased power but he wasn't working for himself he was working for God
- Cromwell was king in all but name
- His hope was for a settling
- He did not know which direction to take the country
- Cromwell let his major generals go to work
- Jews were allowed to live and worship freely
- Cromwell could never feel worthy
- This is what saved England from a dictatorship
- September 3, 1668: Cromwell died
- Cromwell wanted a quiet life for everyone in England
- George Monk: a royalist in the civil war
- Knew that the only person who could take Cromwell's place was a new king
- Charles II came to the throne because Cromwell needed a successor
- People were joyful for Charles II's return
- January 30, 1661: Cromwell and the tyrannicides were taken from their tombs and hanged, drawn, and quartered
- 1664, a comet appeared in the sky
- Most people thought the apocalypse was coming
- The bubonic plague soon followed
- 1/6 of the population perished
- Fire of London
- 1666
- A fire started in a bakery
- Spread through the streets
- 10,000 houses burned at once
Monday, November 29, 2010
Restoration England Notes
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Test part 2
48. Henry the Navigator
49. Christopher Columbus
50. Colombian Exchange
51. Religion
52. Mercantilism
53. Joint-stock company
54. Catholicism
55. False
56.
57. East India Trading Company
58. no
59. Johann Sebastian Bach
60. Middle class
61. House of Commons
62. Anglican
63. Stuart
64. Presbyterian
65. 1603-1625
66. Divine Right of Kings
67. Puritan
68. Petition of Rights
69. William Laud
70. Scotland
71. Cavaliers
72. Roundheads
73. Oliver Cromwell
74.
75. Lord Protector
76. Puritans
77. Thomas Wentworth
78.
79. Thomas Hobbes
Monday, November 22, 2010
Test
- Martin Luther
- 95 Theses
- Habsburg
- Versailles Chapel
- Freebie: October 31, 1517
- faith
- the Bible
- Catholic Hierarchy
- the king
- true
- German nobility
- Anglican
- Catholicism
- Peace of Augsburg
- Luther was a religious revolutionary because he helped spark the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses.
- Luther was a political conservative because he believed that people should follow their king even if he was unjust.
- John Calvin
- London, England
- freebie: Luther
- Huguenots
- Henry VIII
- Elizabeth I
- Anabaptists
- Pope Julius I
- Council of Trent
- False
- Jerusalem Bible
- Loyola
- help the poor
- 16th Century
- Michelangelo
- Phillip
- Spanish Armada
- St. Batholomew's Day Massacre
- Edict of Nantes
- 300
- Peace of Augsburg
- Protestant Union
- Catholic League
- Catholic
- Catholic
- Catholic League: Ferdinand II; Protestant Union: Frederick II
- Gustavus Adolphus
- Peace of Westphalia
- Alsace
- Germany
- France
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Stuart England Notes
- Puritans
- Declared war against any signs of Romanism in the Church
- People who didn't believe the same thing had their ears cut off.
- The British Wars began in 1637
- Parliament gathered again by James I of England
- Lasted only 3 weeks
- Thomas Wentworth
- Earl of Stratford
- He was beheaded
- Charles was forced to abandon Thomas and allow this to happen
- British Civil War
- Parliament was defeated
- In 1643 an alliance was created between Parliament and the Scots
- Charles was incapable of being a constitutional king
- Oliver Cromwell
- 1644-1645 made a new kind of army
- Used discipline in exchange for food and supplies
- Oliver decided that king would have to die in order for the country to heal
- The trial and execution of Charles I creates modern Britain
- James I comes from Scotland and becomes King after Queen Elizabeth I (1603)
- A believer in the divine right of kings
- Power came directly from God
- Fought with Parliament: particularly puritan members
- Preferred the hierarchy of bishops in the Anglican church
- When he dies his son becomes king Charles I (1625)
- Charles I
- Against Puritans
- In 1628, signs the Petition of Rights in return for money
- No one should be compelled to pay a tax or loan that is not approved by Parliament
- No one can be put into prison without the due process of law
- Religion in the 17th century was an essential issue
- William Laud wants to turn the Church of England into a Catholic Church that doesn't follow the Pope
- The Puritans want no hierarchy or hints of Catholicism
- In 1639, Laud tries to impose the English book of prayer onto the Scottish Presbyterians
- Caused the Prayer Book Riot
- The Scots determined that no Englishman was going to tell them what to do so they put together an army and occupied southern England
- Charles needed to raise money for this war
- 1640-1648 Long Parliament
- Charles recalls Parliament back into session
- Causes a constitutional and religious crisis
- Parliament goes out of its way to try to undermine what they see as tyranny under Charles I
- They execute William Laud and create laws limiting the power of the King
- The Puritans declared war against signs of Romanism in the church.
- Nobody noticed that Charles was married to a Catholic.
- William Laud was made archbishop of Canterbury in 1633.
- Laud was presenting his program as an order
- If people tried to defy him, then they had to suffer the consequences.
- By the mid 1630's Charles could see no obstacle in his way of making the 3 kingdoms in harmony.
- Charles was Scottish.
- Charles had become Scotland's very first absentee king and there would be a price to pay.
- He believed that if one kingdom had bent to his will then the others would as well.
- The British wars began on July 23, 1637 in Edinburgh.
- People were angry with the prayer book that Charles had introduced.
- Missiles were fired. The targets were the dean and bishop of the cathedral.
- The Prayer Book riots were just the fuse.
- British Wars began in 1637
- Parliament gathered again by James I of England.
- Covenant (the Scottish)
- Document which subjects signed
- Determines who was and wasn't Christian
- Charles thought they should all be punished.
- Signed a truce to try to prevent war with the Scottish
- The 1640 parliament picked up exactly where it left off in 1629 when Charles had put it down.
- This parliament lasted only 3 weeks before Charles once again suspended it.
- Thomas Wentworth
- Was made Earl of Stratford by Charles
- Wentworth was Catholic and led a Catholic army.
- The fighting with the Scots was a disaster.
- Charles needed cash fast to recover.
- He had to reopen parliament.
- The people wanted parliament to be elected every 3 years, no parliament could be dissolved without it's own consent, and no taxes could be made without approval by parliament.
- When Charles agreed it was the end of the absolute monarchy. Or was it?
- Charles needed to kill Stratford to save himself from upheaval.
- Stratford understood this. He was beheaded in order to save Charles.
- With Stratford executed Irish Catholics felt unprotected against Protestant reprisals.
- They attacked first to avoid being attacked.
- Both sides were moving fast past any point of reconciliation.
- During the spring and summer of 1642 people had to decide which side to take in the war and how to justify their decision.
- By the time the royalist army arrived at hill their prospects had grown.
- The royalists were commanded by Prince Rupert.
- Roundheads = English middle class
- Merchants that need to make sure they won't lose what they have.
- Cavaliers = nobility and peasantry
- Peasants sided with nobles because they would always be peasants and they had nothing to lose except their employers (the nobles).
- Oliver Cromwell
- 1644-1645 made a new kind of army
- used discipline in exchange for food and supplies.
- defeated the royal army.
- Charles still didn't want to share power after the war was over.
- tried to reverse his defeat and turn other parties (Scots, Parliament, military) against each other.
- Cromwell knew that Charles needed to die.
- A second civil war began.
- Cromwell's supporters had no desire to go back to lords and gentlemen.
- The trial and execution of Charles I in a sense creates modern Britain.
- 1649: Charles is executed.
- 1603: the end of the Tudor line and beginning of the Stuart line.
- James believed in the Divine right of Kings.
- power in the monarchy came directly from God.
- James fought with parliament, especially the Puritan members.
- James preferred the hierarchy of bishops that continued in the Anglican Church. He needed the hierarchy of bishops to maintain control over England.
- When James I dies, his son, Charles I, becomes king.
- Like his father, he believes in the Divine Right of King, needs money, supports Anglican Church, and is against Puritans.
- In 1628 Charles signs the Petition of Rights.
- No one should be compelled to pay any tax or loan without the consent of parliament.
- No one can be put into prison without the due process of law.
- Signs it in return for money.
- William Laud (Archbishop of Canterbury) wants to turn Church of England into a non-papal Catholic Church.
- Laud wants the Bishopry and hierarchy of the Catholic Church, but he doesn't want the pope.
- In 1639 Laud tries to impose the English book of prayer onto the Scottish Presbyterians.
- Called the Prayer Book Riot
- Scottish didn't appreciate that, and a war starts.
- Charles needs funding for this war.
- 1640-1648 we have the Long Parliament.
- Charles reluctantly calls parliament back into session.
- This causes a constitutional and religious crisis.
- Tries to undo Charles' royal tyranny
- Executes William Laud
- Makes laws to limit royal power.
English Civil War
Review
DBQ Format Quiz
- What is the range of scores for a DBQ?
- 0-9
- If a DBQ answer does not have a thesis statement, what is the highest score you can get?
- 6
- If you have 12 documents, what is the bare minimum of documents you must cite in your DBQ?
- 7
- Explain what bias is.
- Bias is how a document may be influenced by certain views.
- Explain what groupings mean.
- Groupings mean
- What would a citation look like for Document 5?
- (Document 5)
Friday, November 12, 2010
Exploration Notes
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Bartholomew Diaz
- Vasco da Gama
- Pedro Cabral
- Christopher Columbus
- Hernando Cortes
- Francisco Pizarro
- Trading Posts
- Goa (Port in India)
- Malacca
- Macao
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