1. English Revolution

2. Opposition to the Crown
Under
Elizabeth’s 45 year reign,
Parliament gained a lot of power
James I (1603-1625)
 Elizabeth
I dies with no heir
 Promoted divine right
 Disagreements Puritans and Parliament
 Translated Bible

3. Charles I (1625-1647)
 Charles
constantly was
dissolving Parliament over
taxation
 Implemented martial law in
England
 1628-Parliament forced Charles
to sign the Petition of Rights(p. 180),
ignores
 Charles and Archbishop Laud
persecuted the Puritans (Great
Migration)

4. Civil War
Facing
many invasions, Charles had
to turn to the Puritan-ruled Parliament
Charles refuses reforms
 Charles-Royalists/Cavaliers
 Oliver
Cromwell-RoundheadsParliament
Charles
in 1649
was captured and executed

6. Political Unrest
Oliver
Cromwell (1649-1658)
 formed
a common wealth
 Navigation Act (1651)
 Ineffective so he implemented military
rule under Puritan Law
The
monarchy and parliament were
“restored” in 1660
 More
individual rights (Habeas Corpus)

7. The Merry Monarch
Charles
II
 Puritans
lost their power
 Constitutional monarchy limited the king
Charles’
successor was his Catholic
brother James II in 1685
The Whigs opposed James as king
and the Tories supported him

8. Glorious Revolution
(1688)
 Protestant
daughter Mary married to
William the Orange of the
Netherlands
 Both parties supported William
claiming the throne
 James II fled to France
 Later
led a revolt with the Irish (1689)

9. Change in Power
 William
allowed Parliament to be primary ruler
 Passed Bill of Rights that further weakened the
monarchy (p.183)
 Monarch could not rule without Parliament’s
consent
 Had to be a protestant-Act of Settlement
(1701)
 Act of Union (1707)
 United Scotland and England

10. Rise of Parliament Power
Anne
and George I (1702-1727)
chose members of Parliament for a
cabinet
Robert Walpole
 First
prime minister
 King granted him many administrative
duties

11. Expanding Empire
Under
George III (1760):
England defeated France in the 7
Year’s War (1756-1763)
 Gained Canada and France’s
territory east of the Mississippi R.
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