Causes of the English Civil War

Question 1

What did Elizabeth’s religious settlement lead to?

Accepted Answer

more puritan ministers

Question 2

During the rise of Parliament what group increased their involvement by becoming MP’s?

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Gentry

Question 3

What is tonnage and poundage?

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Custom duties on imports and exports

Question 4

Why were Parliament and the Gentry against 'Thorough'?

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It undermined their rights, reduced their influence & power

Question 5

How did the army plots create distrust of Charles?

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Showed the Charles would use force against Parliament

Question 6

What event most contributed to the increase in wealth of the Gentry

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Dissolution of the monasteries

Question 7

The 2 most prominent schools of historical thought in relation to the English Civil War are?

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Revisionist and Post-Revisionist

Question 8

The rise of Puritanism gave the people an ideological basis to….

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question the balance of power

Question 9

Why did the Root and Branch petition alienate some Parliamentarians?

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Sought to abolish the episcopasy, Was a threat to the social order, Democratised politics

Question 10

What was “Court Versus Country”?

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A loss of respect for the Monarchy and Nobility.

Question 11

Increase in land availbility resulted in the gentry's size to

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Triple

Question 12

What monarch dissolved the monasteries?

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Henry VIII

Question 13

Who did Laud replace bishops with once they had died?

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Laudian bishops

Question 14

Parliament grew in _________ as the competition for seats within the HOC increased.

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prestige

Question 15

The rise of the Gentry...

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Created a class whose interests needed to be accomadated

Question 16

Laud was the Archbishop of

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Canterbury

Question 17

What size did the House of Commons increase from and to?

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300-500

Question 18

According to Post-Revisionst theories, thanks to Henry VIII's dissolution of the monstaries...

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The gentry gained more power

Question 19

What political and religious doctrine established the legitimacy of the Monarchy in England?

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Divine Right

Question 20

What was the effect of Pym’s use of the London Mobs?

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Politicised the masses and democratized politics

Question 21

The constitutional conflict between Parliament and the Crown was based on..?

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The Ancient Constitution vs The Royal Prerogative

Question 22

What was the five knights case?

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5 men were imprisoned for refusing to pay the forced loan.

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a right that Parliament wanted to protect through the petition of rights?

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illegal to use the prerogative courts

Question 24

Predestination gave puritans a belief in…

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their righteousness

Question 25

What puritan practice encouraged individual judgement and opinions?

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vernacular bible

Question 26

What were the aims of Thorough?

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A subservient ruling class.

Question 27

How was distrust of Charles a significant cause of the English Civil War

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It led to the arming of both sides, It forced Parliament to make greater demands on Charles

Question 28

According to Post-Revisionist theories, the Rise of the Gentry made war inevitable.

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False

Question 29

the rise of Parliament meant...

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change was necessary

Question 30

What was Laud's first name?

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William

Question 31

How did the Ten Propositions alienate constitutional conservatives?

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All of the above

Question 32

Why was the death of the Earl of Bedford important?

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Removed a key negotiator between parliament and the king

Question 33

How did the Irish Rebellion reinforce distrust of Charles?

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All of the above

Question 34

Which of the following was NOT a result of the 5 members coup?

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War broke out

Question 35

How successful were the taxes Charles' placed during his personal rule?

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Moderately, covered the Crown's expenses, but not go to war.

Question 36

Why did Parliament refuse to provide any more subsidies for the war against Spain and France?

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They were unable to supervise the expenditure of this money.

Question 37

What was published that constrained the power of the Gentry in the localities?

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The book of orders

Question 38

What one of these was NOT one of Laud's aims within the church?

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Kill all puritans

Question 39

Fear of what was the most significant contributor to the Split within Parliament?

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Threat to the Social Order

Question 40

Which of the following did Charles NOT attempt to arrest on January 4 1642?

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Strafford

Question 41

What is the main point difference between Revisionist and Post-Revisionist Historians?

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None of the above

Question 42

How was the split within Parliament significant to the Civil War?

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Created 2 opposing groups, Charles no longer felt the need to compromise

Question 43

Who developed the idea of 'thorough'.

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Strafford and Laud

Question 44

Where did Laud want the altar to be placed?

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The east end of the church

Question 45

The rise of parliament led to increasing demands for?

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Share of power

Causes of the English Civil War

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