Aim/Goal: How did Parliament emerge supreme in England?

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Aim/Goal How did Parliament emerge supreme in
England?

• Do Now Some have said that the person or group
  which controls the purse of a nation has the
  greatest amount of power in that nation. Do you
  agree or disagree? Explain.
• Homework As the power of Parliament increased
  the power of Englands kings decreased. Explain
  this statement in a paragraph.

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Answers to the Do Now.

• Civil war A war between groups of people from
  the same country, culture, or political system.
• Absolutism A monarch (King/Queen) who has total
  control. Example is King Louis XIV of France.
• Divine Right the idea that God decides who
  should be King/Queen.

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VIII. Absolutism in Europe

• A. France and Louis XIV (1643-1715) The Sun King

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English Civil War 1642

• 1. James I (1603-25)
• a. Divine right
• b. Conflict with Parliament
• c. Puritans

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Activity Read Document 1 and answer all
questions in full sentences in your notebook.

• Helpful terms reviewed
• Parliament legislative body (makes the laws). In
  the USA we call it Congress.
• Petition of Right (1628) Kings power is
  limited.
• Magna Carta (1215) Kings power was limited.

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Answer 1

• 1. How did James Stuart become King of England?

James Stuart became King of England because his
cousin Queen Elizabeth I died and she had no heir
to the throne.
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Answer 2

• 2. Why did King James I have trouble with
  Parliament?
• King James I had trouble with Parliament because
  he believed in the Divine Right of Kings and he
  spent a lot of money. In order for him to get
  money he needed to ask Parliamentin which they
  usually shot him down.

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Answer 3

• 3. Explain the differences between the Roundheads
  and the Cavaliers in the English Civil War. Which
  side won?
• The Roundheads were member of Parliament, middle
  class and the Puritans (Protestants). The
  Cavaliers sided with the King and they were Roman
  Catholics, nobles and rich landowners. The
  Roundheads were the WINNERS!

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Answer 4

• 4. Oliver Cromwell is the only person to rule
  England for the last 900 years who was not a
  King. Explain how this happened.
• Oliver Cromwell is the only person to rule
  England who was not a King because after the
  death or should I say after the execution of King
  Charles I, Cromwell became a dictator (he did
  whatever he wanted).

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The English Civil War a.k.a. The Cheeseburger
Revolution
James I
Charles I
Trial Beheading of Charles I
Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector
James I I
William of Orange
Charles II
Mary
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Activity 2

• Read Document 2 and answer questions 5-6 in
  full sentences in your notebooks.

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Answer 5

• 5. What were the causes of the Glorious
  Revolution?
• The causes of the Glorious Revolution were

King James II
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Answer 6

• 6. Why were William and Mary asked to rule
  England?
• William and Mary were asked to rule England
  because

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The Glorious Revolution(1688-1689)

1. The Glorious Revolution was not a bloody
   revolution like the English Civil war was.
2. King James II fled England and his daughter Mary
   and son-in-law William were invited by Parliament
   to take his place.
3. Bill of Rights (1689) is a primary source
   document that established Parliaments supremacy
   over the King. This starts the concept of a
   limited monarchy in England.

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The English Civil War a.k.a. The Cheeseburger
Revolution
James I
Charles I
Trial Beheading of Charles I
Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector
James I I
William
Charles II
Mary