| A | B |
|---|
| Charles I | Was tried and executed after being defeated in the English Civil War |
| Petition of Right | Charles I was forced to sign this |
| English Bill of Rights | The monarchs who took power during the Glorious Revolution signed this |
| William and Mary | Took power as a result of the Glorious Revolution |
| Oliver Cromwell | became Lord Protector after defeating Charles I |
| Elizabeth I | Was the English monarch when the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1588 |
| Mary Queen of Scots | The queen's cousin who was executed for suspected assassination plots |
| James I | Colonies in Virgina and Massachusetts were settled during his reign |
| James II | Was thrown out during the Glorious Revolution |
| Tories | a political party that felt that the monarch should have more power |
| Whigs | a political party that felt that the monarch should have less power |
| Parliament | this law making body gained power under the Bill of Rights |
| Divine right | the idea that the monarch is chosen by God |
| Ireland | there were uprisings here that were violently put down by Oliver Cromwell |
| Scotland | the thrones of this country and England were combined under the reign of James I |
| Social Contract | the idea that people give up rights to a government in order to be protected |
| Natural Rights | Life, Liberty and Property |
| John Locke | developed the natural rights theory |
| Thomas Hobbes | philosopher that believed an absolute monarchy was the best government |
| Puritans | religious group that wanted to reform the Anglican church because they felt that it was too Catholic |
| Levelers | Group that wanted more equality for all English citizens |
| Catholics | Many of this group were killed in Ireland when Cromwell invaded, they also could not own guns |
