Unit 4.3 The English Civil War

The foundations of English rights include the jury trial, _______ _______, and common law. The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution prompted further development of the rights of Englishmen.

Look at the map of Europe.

Place a recangle on the United Kingdom

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

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

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

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

This unpopular monarch was the reason for the English Civil War

• Edward I
• Charles I
• Charles II
• James I

People in England also had a history of the right to trial by jury and common law. JURY TRIAL is when you go to court and a group of people ______ if you are innocent or guilty. 

​ ​ (a)   is when courts make decisions based on the results of previous court ​ (b)   . ​ ​

• Common Law
• cases
• jury
• innocent

______________ became monarch in 1625. He tried to rule as an absolute monarch in England.  In 1629, this king dismissed Parliament and ruled for many years without Parliament.  He imposed taxes on the people, breaking the rules of the Magna Carta.

• Czar Peter the Great

• King Louis XIV

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Charles I

In 1642, Parliament raised an army to fight King Charles. This war between Parliament and the king lasted 7 years from 1642-1649. It was called____.

• The War of the North and South

• The English Civil War

• Cromwell's Battle

• Charles I War

​ (a)   supported King Charles I during the English Civil War. ​ (b)   supported the Parliament. Parliamentarians were led by ​ (c)  

• Royalist
• Parliamentarians
• Oliver Cromwell.
• Louis XIV
• Protestants