Crash Course European History - Constitutionalism

Who became King of England after Elizabeth in 1603?

• King Louis XIII of France

• King Henry VIII

• King Charles I

• King James VI of Scotland

What did King James I aspire to unite under his rule?

• France and England

• Scotland and Ireland only

• European countries

• Wales, England, Scotland, and Ireland

What was the Petition of Right about?

• Establishing the divine right of kings

• Allowing the king to declare war without Parliament's consent

• Prohibiting the king from raising taxes without Parliament's permission

• Granting the king absolute power

Who led the New Model Army?

• King James I

• Oliver Cromwell

• William Laud

• King Charles I

What significant event happened in 1649 involving Charles I?

• He declared war on Scotland

• He was crowned as king

• He was executed

• He married Henrietta Maria

What was the outcome of the English Civil War?

• England became a republic

• England became part of France

• The monarchy was strengthened

• Parliament was dissolved

Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell in power?

• Charles II

• James II

• William III

• Henrietta Maria

What was the main reason for the Glorious Revolution?

• To limit the monarch's power and ensure parliamentary supremacy

• To expand the British Empire

• To restore Catholicism

• To end the monarchy

Who were the monarchs that replaced James II?

• Charles II and James II

• Mary and William III

• Elizabeth and James VI

• Charles I and Henrietta Maria

What did the Bill of Rights guarantee?

• The divine right of kings

• The right to bear arms for Protestants

• Freedom of religion for all

• Absolute power to the monarch