Glorious Revolution – England
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King
James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians.
CAUSES
Abuses of Absolute Monarch
Kings suspends Parliament
King spends too much money
Kings try to force religion
English Civil War
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EFFECTS
Creation of Constitutional Monarchy
Drafting the English Bill of Rights
American Colonists use ideas to
justify declaring independence
Ideas from English Bill of Rights
still in use today