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Charles 1 and build up to civil war

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Charles suspend Parliament

a)

1619

b)

1629

c)

1639

d)

1649

2.

Who were the target of Lauds reforms

a)

Puritans

b)

Evangelicals

c)

Nonconformists

d)

Orthodox

3.

What year did Charles recall Parliament

a)

1640

b)

1641

c)

1642

d)

1643

4.

What happened to Charles advisers Laud and Stafford

a)

Excommunicated

b)

Sent to Australia

c)

Imprisoned for life

d)

Executed

5.

Parliament passed a law saying it must meet how often

a)

for 5 months in every 3 years

b)

for 7 months in every 2 years

c)

for 4 months every year

d)

for 6 months every 5 years

6.

Another act

a)

allowed Charles to keep his existing taxes

b)

stopped Charles taxing without parliaments permission

c)

Allowed Charles 1 new tax per year

7.

The Star Chamber was

a)

given more power

b)

banned

c)

changed to reduce its power

d)

changed to increase its power

8.

Members of Parliament made a list of complaints called

a)

The Grand Remonstrance

b)

The Grand Agreement

c)

Grand Theft Auto

d)

The Great Opportunity

9.

Charles decides to go to Parliament and

a)

close it down

b)

give them a pay rise

c)

arrest 5 MPs

d)

ask for more money again

10.

Their names were

a)

Gin, Wilbur, Smith, Jones and Murphy

b)

Port, Windsor, Glee, Catesby and Stride

c)

Pym, Hampden, Haselrig, Holles and Strode

d)

Smyth, Wesson, Callaghan, Harry and Rush

11.

The King begins to collect an army in

a)

The North of England

b)

The South of England

c)

The East of England

d)

The West of England

12.

The Kings army were known as

a)

Cavaliers

b)

Playboys

c)

Aristocrats

d)

Royalists

13.

The leader of the Parliamentarians was called

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Thomas Cromwell

c)

Jason Cromwell

d)

Edward Cromwell

14.

The Parliamentarians were known as

a)

Square Heads

b)

Round Heads

c)

Orange Heads

d)

Metal Heads

15.

Charles declared to uphold the Protestant religion, laws of England and the liberty of Parliament where

a)

Salisbury

b)

Nottingham

c)

Wellington

d)

Norwich

16.

Which was not a battle of the Civil War

a)

Marston Moor

b)

Edgehill

c)

Naseby

d)

Lancaster

17.

Cromwell brought in a new professional army called

a)

New Model Army

b)

Old Model Army

c)

Young Model Army

d)

Great Model Army

18.

After Charles execution England did not have another King until

a)

1655

b)

1660

c)

1665

d)

1670

19.

Charles son would eventually become Charles 11

a)

True

b)

False

20.

How tall was Charles 1 at his coronation aged 26

a)

4 feet 8 inches

b)

5 feet 2 inches

c)

5 feet 6 inches

d)

6 feet 1 inch