English Civil War

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Did Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, rule England from 1558 to 1603?

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True

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Because Elizabeth died childless, Louis XIII – the son of Elizabeth’s cousin, Anne, Queen of France–became king in 1603. True or False?

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False

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James, a member of the Stuart family, was the king of Scotland when he assumed the English throne.

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True

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James believed in divine right, the idea that monarchs derive their power directly from God and that such power is absolute. True or False?

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True

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James I’s greatest political weakness was his constant need to ask Parliament for money.

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True

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The Puritans were supporters in the Church of England who wanted the Church to keep Catholic rituals. True or False?

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False

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James I felt that anyone who criticized the Church of England was not a loyal subject. Because of James’s policies, many Puritans left for North America.

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True

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When James I died in 1625, his son became King George and inherited all of the country’s religious conflicts and political divisions.

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False

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People were also angered by Charles’s demand to billet, or board and lodge, his troops in private homes.

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True

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Charles called Parliament back in 1628 after England was at war with both France and Spain.

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True