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Unit 3 Flashcards, Absolutism and Constitutionalism

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Who believed lower class property-owning men should have equal voting rights as wealthy nobility?Levellers
What happened in the Glorious Revolution?This involved a smooth transition of power in England, when Dutch William of Orange replaced English James II in 1688.
Who led the Roundheads into victory against the Cavaliers during the English Civil War, organized the New Model Army, and executed King Charles I?Oliver Cromwell (r. 1647-1658)
What is the term for the class of Prussian nobles?Junkers
Which Russian tsar who undertook the Westernization of Russia and built a new capital city named after himsel?Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725)
In England, who tried to resurrect the ancient tax called ship money, which was formerly a levy on port towns for naval defense?Charles I of England
What do we call the form of political thought that seeks to prevent tyranny and guarantee the liberty and rights of individuals through a limitation of government by law?Constitutionalism
Who were the main opponents of the Roundheads?The Cavaliers, who supported the monarchy.
Which 2 political parties emerged after the English Civil War, and what did they stand for?Whigs, who were suspicious of Catholic influence, and Tories, who supported the power of monarchs.
This was the name for Parliament after Presbyterians were excluded in the English Civil War era?.Rump Parliament
This pessimistic philosopher wrote Leviathan and believed life in a state of nature is brutal, awful, and short.Thomas Hobbes 1588-1679
This Baroque era economic policy advocated government intervention and national self-sufficiency.Mercantilism.
Who was the chief minister and advisor to Louis XIII and believed in principle of raison detat?Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642)
This English Stuart ruler argued that he ruled by divine right and was accountable only to GodJames I (1603-1625)
This law was passed by Tsar Alexei (r.1645-1676) to extend the authority of the Russian state.The Code of 1649, which codified a serf caste and limited the power of the Orthodox Church


Teacher, Social Studies
Redwood High School
Larkspur, CA

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