Which event triggered the beginning of the English Civil War?

arresting 5 Parliamentarian leaders by the king's soldiers

How did the English Civil War change the government in England?

limited government was established

Why was the result of the English Civil War so important?

served as the basis for all future limited governments

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1
Who became known as the "defiant example" because he encouraged people to stand up to the king
Charles II
John Hampden
William of Orange
Richard Cromwell
2
Who was the leader of the Parliamentarians?
Oliver Cromwell
Charles I
William of Orange
John Hampden
3
Which document did William and Mary have to sign when they took over England?
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
4
Which event triggered the beginning of the English Civil War?
refusal of the people to pay taxes
arresting 5 Parliamentarian leaders by the king's soldiers
fleeing of James II to France
the beheading of Charles I
5
Which monarch was forced to leave the throne because of his Catholic beliefs?
John Hampden
James I
James II
Charles I
6
How did the English Civil War change the government in England?
limited government was established
constitutional monarchy was rejected
absolutism was upheld
unlimited government was established
7
Why was the result of the English Civil War so important?
served as the basis for all future limited governments
the power of unlimited rulers increased across Europe
believe in Divine Right was preserved
reinforced the uselessness of standing up to a king
8
Which monarch was beheaded during the English Civil War?
Charles I
Elizabeth I
Charles II
James II
9
The English Civil War was a power struggle between which two opposing sides?
Enlightenment thinkers and church officials
scientists and church officials
parliament and the king
Royalists and Cavaliers
10
What was the bloodless event when William and Mary became king and queen of England?
Restoration
Glorious Revolution
English Civil War
Tyranny of Eleven Years

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