Unit 5, Reason Rationality and Enlightment

When George I became king, he was 70.

• True

• False

He spent most of his time in Hanover, so he needed a

cabinet, which means a council of top ministers.

• True

• False

Sir Robert Walpole belonged to the party of the Whigs

and was the least powerful minister in Parliament.

• True

• False

He was the first to live in a town house in Downing

Street, which since then has been the official London

residence of the British Prime Minister.

• True

• False

Political debate extended to an intellectual elite, and Defoe, Swift and

Hogarth started writing about __________ in politics and society.

• Corruption

• Liberal

Coffee houses in town were the places where people met for social and

professional reasons, and also to discuss _____.

In 1745 James Stuart's grandson known as 'Bonnie Prince

Charlie', led a rebellion in Scotland because he wanted to make

his claim to the throne. The rebellion was called 'Jacobite' because it was aimed at restoring

________'s legitimate heir.

• James I

• James II

The Seven Years' War broke out in 1756.

• True

• False

It was considered to be the first 'world war' because it

was fought in three continents.

• True

• False

William Pitt was a young brilliant minister who became

Prime Minister in 1756 supported by the Lords.

• True

• False