WorksheetsUnit 3 English Civil War and American Revolution
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The English Civil War was between what two sides?
a)
Confederates and Union
b)
Monarchy and Parliament
c)
Scotland and England
d)
Monarchy and Military
2.
What political reason did Parliament want more input on?
a)
How to elect members of Parliament
b)
When England should declare war on the American colonists
c)
Government decisions like making laws
d)
If England should join with Scotland and Ireland to form one country
3.
What was the Eleven Years Tyranny?
a)
King Charles I locked Parliament out of their meeting place for 11 years
b)
Parliament put King Charles I in jail for 11 years
c)
England was ruled by France for 11 years
d)
Oliver Cromwell set up a dictatorship in England for 11 years
4.
What is an economic reason for the English Civil War?
a)
King Charles refused to pay Parliament for their service
b)
Parliament would not pay their taxes
c)
Parliament and King Charles argued on how to raise money
d)
King Charles I allowed his friends and family to avoid paying taxes
5.
King Charles I favored ___________ over Protestants, upsetting Parliament and the people of England
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Catholics
c)
Lutherans
d)
Baptists
6.
What event was seen as an attack on the people of England by King Charles I?
a)
King Charles I sent troops to invade London
b)
The Eleven Years Tyranny
c)
King Charles I ordered the people to pay a fine for starting a civil war
d)
King Charles I arrested five members of Parliament he considered his biggest critics
7.
Who led Parliament and the New Model Army in the English Civil War?
a)
Oliver Cromwell
b)
Richard Cromwell
c)
William of Orange
d)
James II
8.
Who was victorious in the English Civil War?
a)
Catholics
b)
King Charles I
c)
Parliament
d)
Monarchy
9.
What happened to King Charles I as a result of the English Civil War?
a)
He was found guilty of abuses of government toward Parliament and beheaded
b)
He fled to France to avoid execution
c)
He was sent to prison in Boston
d)
He was forced to give up the throne and pay a fine
10.
What Enlightenment idea of John Locke was the English Civil War an example of?
a)
People are born with natural rights
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Society corrupts people
d)
Citizens should overthrow abusive governments
11.
Who became lord protector of England following the English Civil War?
a)
Oliver Cromwell
b)
James II
c)
Charles II
d)
William of Orange
12.
Who was invited back to rule England, after Oliver Cromwell's death?
a)
Richard II
b)
James I
c)
Charles I
d)
Charles II
13.
Why were the people of England upset with James II becoming king after the death of Charles II?
a)
James II was French
b)
James II was a Protestant
c)
James II was Catholic
d)
James II wanted to invade Scotland
14.
What was Parliament's solution to replace England's king James II?
a)
James II was found guilty and executed like his father Charles I
b)
Parliament invited James II's daughter, Mary, and her husband William of Orange to rule
c)
Parliament paid James II to give his throne up
d)
James II was forced to convert to the Church of England
15.
A bloodless revolution with Parliament and the Monarchy agreeing to a limited government and the signing of the English Bill of Rights, describes what revolution?
a)
Glorious Revolution
b)
French Revolution
c)
American Revolution
d)
Haitian Revolution
16.
Why did the American colonists revolt against Great Britain?
a)
The colonist wanted to make slavery illegal
b)
The colonists felt their rights were being violated by Great Britain
c)
Great Britain tried to sell the American colonies to France
d)
Great Britain refused to support the American Colonists in the French and Indian War
17.
What famous document written by Thomas Jefferson declared the American Colonies independent from Great Britain?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
U.S. Constitution
18.
How did the American Revolution impact France?
a)
France helped America defeat Great Britain and took revolutionary ideas back to France
b)
France was rewarded land in America for their help
c)
France was paid a large sum of money by America to help
d)
Great Britain went from being Frances ally to enemy
19.
How was the Enlightenment important to the writing of the United States Constitution?
a)
Enlightenment Philosophers helped the American colonists fight Great Britain
b)
The writers of the Constitution used Enlightenment ideas
c)
John Locke was the author of the U.S. Constitution
d)
The U.S. Constitution influenced Voltaire
20.
What is the role of a constitution in a limited government?
a)
A constitution outlines what powers a
government does and does not have
b)
The constitution controls the citizens
c)
It serves as suggestion a ruler can use or not use
d)
It makes the laws for a government
21.
What divides the duties between the federal government and the state governments?
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Federalism
d)
State rights
22.
How does a constitution require citizen responsibility?
a)
Citizens must show obedience to the ruler
b)
Citizens helped write it
c)
Citizens are responsible to be representatives or elect representatives to government
d)
Citizen's are responsible to provide taxes to the government
23.
In the United States, what does the Bill of Rights do?
a)
It sets the rules for the President
b)
It declared the United States independent from Great Britain
c)
It protects the individual rights of the citizens
d)
It is a bill the citizens must pay the government
24.
The legislative body of England’s government
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Parliament
d)
House of Representatives
25.
A war between citizens of the same country
a)
Citizen War
b)
Border Battle
c)
Civil War
d)
Revolution
26.
A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rebellion
c)
Civil War
d)
Enlightenment
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