| A | B |
|---|
| constitutional monarchy | form of government where the monarch's powers are limited by a consititution |
| habeas corpus | right of due process (no imprisonment without just cause or a trial) |
| cabinet | group of advisers to a monarch, in this case, members of the House of Commons for Queen Anne |
| prime minister | Chief executive of parliamentary government |
| Charles II | King of England when Parliament restored the monarchy |
| Whig | Supporters of the Exclusionary Bill to keep Charles' brother from becoming heir to the throne |
| Tory | Supporters of the hereditary monarchy, thus James II |
| William III | Son-in-law of James II; took over England at the invitation of Parliament |
| Mary II | Protestant daughter of James II; helped husband achieve the Glorious Revolution |
| George I | German successor to English throne after Anne died |
| Sir Robert Walpole | First Prime Minister; head of cabinet for George I |
| London | capital of England |
| Queen Anne | Sister of Mary II; married into German nobility |
| Act of Settlement | Banned Catholics from inheriting the English throne |
| Bill of Rights | King could not raise taxes or maintain an army or suspend laws without Parliament |
| George II | Continued legacy of George I and retained Walpole as Prime Minister |
| George III | Greatly expanded British territories, waged wars; spending contributed to the loss of American colonies |
| Act of Union | Joining of England and Scotland as Great Britain |
| Glorious Revolution | Peaceful takeover of England by William and Mary |
| Clarendon Code | Series of laws that made the Church of England once again the state religion |
