English Civil War

Question 1

Who was King of England during the English Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Charles I

Question 2

Who were Puritans?

Accepted Answer

Extreme Protestants

Question 3

What belief did Charles I have about where he got his power from?

Accepted Answer

Divine right

Question 4

Where did Charles I go to after he left London in July 1642?

Accepted Answer

Nottingham

Question 5

What were the three things that the King and Parliament were arguing over control of?

Accepted Answer

Money, power and religion

Question 6

What was the nickname of the Royalist soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Cavaliers

Question 7

Why were Puritans against Charles I?

Accepted Answer

They thought Charles was a secret Catholics, Charles had married a Catholic

Question 8

What was the nickname of the Parliamentarian soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Roundheads

Question 9

Which army gathered their support from mostly poor people in the country?

Accepted Answer

Parliamentarians

Question 10

What was the final short-term cause of the English Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The Nineteen Propositions

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