British Culture

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British Culture

• Review James I/VI (1603) - Napoleonic War (1803)

Review by Ruth Anderson


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• 1) What was the Habeas Corpus Act of 1685?
• A law that said
  that anybody
  arrested or
  detained
  should
  be brought before
  a court or judge
  within 24 hours.

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• 2) How did the Exclusion Bill affect British
  politics?
• Led to the formation
  of the Whig and the
  Tory parties

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• 3) What did William III and Mary II accept when
  they took the throne of Britain?
• A Declaration of Rights

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• 4) What was the significance
  of the Act of Settlement?
• Made it clear that the crown (king/queen) was
  only in power as long as parliament wanted it
  there.

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• 5) What were two important results of the Seven
  Years War?
• Britain confirmed itself as
  the world's dominant naval
  and economic power.
• Britain became the dominant European power in
  India

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• 6) When did Britain recognize the independence of
  the United States of America?
• 1782

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• 7) In 1702 Britain adopted the political system
  that it still has today. What system is that?
• A constitutional
  monarchy

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• 8) Why did Britain fight in the Napoleonic Wars?
• to keep Napoleon from expanding France to include
  all of Europe.

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• 9) What marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
• The Battle of Waterloo

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British Culture

• Review War of 1812 Opium Wars 1842

Review by Ruth Anderson


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• 1) What was the political climate like in Britain
  after the Napoleonic wars?
• Englands upper class was afraid of revolution.
• The lower classes wanted parliamentary and
  economic reforms

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• 2) What was the significance of the Corn Law
  outcomes?
• The repeal of the Corn Laws seemed to symbolize
  the triumph of laissez-faire economics

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• 3) In addition to Opium, what was another issue
  between Britain and China that helped lead up to
  the first Opium War?
• The British refused to submit to the Chinese
  emperor. This meant
  there were no formal
  treaty relations
  between
  the two countries.

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• 4) What wouldnt the British do if a British
  citizen committed a crime in China?
• Would not hand over British citizens to be dealt
  with by the Chinese legal system

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• 5) How did the Chinese want to deal with a
  British citizen who was accused of committing a
  crime in China?
• They wanted all foreigners (including British
  citizens) to be dealt with solely by Chinese
  officials if accused of committing a crime on
  Chinese soil.

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• End of History (War of 1812 Opium Wars)
• Review