The Glorious Revolution

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Multiple Choice

What caused the first political separation between Tories and Whigs in the House of Commons?

• The king's known sympathy for Gallican Catholicism

• James II's attempts to control the country's post office

• The trial of the bishops.

• The Enclosure Crisis

Multiple Select

What was the triggering event of the Glorious Revolution?

• The strong ties between James II and the French Catholic Church, which favoured a bureocratic state.

• The mantainance of a standing army in times of peace, which reqired funds and changes in the taxation system.

• The House of Commons had become strong enough to defend its own interests.

• James's religious policies had became intolerable. It all culminated in the infamous trial of the bishops.

• The unexpected birth of James's son in 1688, which meant that his protestant daughter Mary Stuart would not be the heir of the throne.

Multiple Select

Why was the English revolution of 1688 "glorious"?

• Historical accounts of the time claimed the revolution was "bloodless", meaning that no violence was involved.

• The Church of England and Protestantism finally prevailed over Catholicism and, more importantly, the Papacy.

• The revolution lead to the disolution of the Scotland parliament, and the Act of Union which created a single political unit: Great Britain.

• The consolidation of power in the hands of property holders and the wealthy elites in the Parliament.

Multiple Choice

Which of these descriptions matches George I and George II's reigns?

• The king ruled with an iron fist and only ocassionally relied on the Parliament's decisions.

• The king remained uninterfering in local affairs and left the work of the government to the Parliament.

• The king cooperated with the Parliament for some time, but then he began to actively oppose the legislation it passed.

The Glorious Revolution reflected many ideas and attitudes towards absolutism which were prevalent at that time.
Here, we will focus on two writers: Thomas Locke and John Locke.

Multiple Choice

Which of these concepts did Hobbes and Locke agree with?

• Nature of Man

• Divine Right

• The Social Contract

Multiple Choice

According to Hobbes, the state of nature could be described as...

• A state of pointless existance where people were merely content with surviving and spreading.

• A state of brutal war where people were unable to tell right from wrong.

• A state governed by the only two basic principles: Life and property.

• An state where people wished for protection but lacked the reasoning powers and the concept of morality and responsability to create it.

Multiple Choice

According to Locke, the state of nature could be described as...

• A state of pointless existance where people were merely content with surviving and spreading.

• A state of brutal war where people were unable to tell right from wrong.

• A state governed by the only two basic principles: Life, liberty and property.

• An state where people wished for protection but lacked the reasoning powers and the concept of morality and responsability to create it.