English Civil War Vocabulary

The first document that limited the power of the English King, written in 1215

• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Social Contract
• Magna Carta

The English legislative government is called. 

• Congress
• Parliament
• Monarchial
• Patrilineal

Before the English Civil War, monarchs were used to _______, but needed parliament to help.

• Divine Rule
• Marshall Law
• Enlightened Thinking
• Sleeping all day

King Charles I locked Parliament out of their meeting place, this was known as (the) 

• War of the Roses
• Mercantilism
• Eleven Year Tyranny
• A Bad Idea

Two sides fighting in the English Civil War were the

• Brits vs Scots
• Broncos vs Stallions
• Squarepants vs Colts
• Cavaliers vs Roundheads

What happened to King Charles once he lost the Civil War?

• Jailed
• Exiled
• Punched in the face repeatedly by Parliament
• Executed

Who became leader of England directly after the English Civil War?

• William and Mary
• Oliver Cromwell
• Charles II
• James I

What document did William and Mary sign to become the monarchs of England?

• The Magna Carta
• The English Bill of Rights
• Petition of Rights
• Parliament letter

In England, the group that makes the laws and is made up of elected officials is called....................................

• Roundheads
• Commonwealth
• Cavaliers
• Parliament

After the English Civil War Oliver Cromwell established a commonwealth but then sent Parliament home and established a _____________.

• Monarchy
•  Dictatorship
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Autocracy