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history year 8 quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Was Oliver Cromwell a Catholic or a Protestant (puritan)?

(a)  

2.

Give 4 reasons why Cromwell was a Protector and not a Dictator.

(a)  

3.

Give 4 reasons why Cromwell was a Dictator and not a Protector

(a)  

4.

Describe Cromwell's life e.g when he was born

(a)  

5.

Which year was the monarchy restored after Cromwell?

(a)  

6.

Cromwell said his son should be the next protector as if he was passing power to his heir. Who was Cromwell's son and what was his occupation?

(a)  

7.

Because Richard was a farmer and could not rule well, The Parliament decided to call who to come and rule their kingdom?

(a)  

8.

Who became king after Charles II ?

(a)  

9.

The Parliament split into two groups. What were they?

(a)  

10.

Describe the Whigs

(a)  

11.

Describe the Tories

(a)  

12.

When was the Glorious revolution?

(a)  

13.

Some people asked who and who to take the throne instead of James II ?

(a)  

14.

What was the Bill of Rights?

(a)  

15.

When did the Act of Union unite England and Scotland?

(a)  

16.

What were the main points of the Act of Union?

(a)  

17.

Which year was the rebellion against the Act of Union?

(a)  

18.

Who rebelled against the Act of Union?

(a)  

19.

Why did the Jacobites (people of Scotland) lose ?

(a)  

20.

Who was the King after George I

(a)  

21.

Why was Bonnie Prince Charlie's rising unsuccessful?

(a)  

22.

Why didn't Charlie get the support he needed to win ?

(a)