THE REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND AND ENLIGHTENMENT: STUDY
GUIDE
Discuss the following rulers reign as monarch.
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Elizabeth I & James I
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II & James II
William and Mary
George I & George III
Discuss what the following philosophies and acts were and why they were
instituted.
7. Divine Right & Petition of Right
8. Triennial Act & Test Act
9. Exclusion Act & Habeas Corpus
10. Act of Settlement & Act of Union
Content specific questions
11. Why did the English Civil War break out? Who were the two sides
fighting in this conflict? Which side won and why?
12. Discuss the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution and the impact
each of these events have on England.
13. Discuss the two major political parties and who and what they
supported. What impact did these political parties have on this time
period?
14. Explain why Sir Robert Walpole was such a significant individual in
England.
Explain the following social philosopher’s ideas, theories, and writings
15. Locke
16. Hobbes
17. Montesquieu
18. Voltaire
19. Rousseau
20. What subjects did Diderot emphasis in the encyclopedia? What
impact did he hope the encyclopedia would have on people? What
type of ideas did enlightened monarchs introduce?