1. The Glorious Revolution and the English Civil War
Guided Reading and Response Activity

2. Early Beginnings of Limiting Monarch’s Power
Changes began to take place to limit the power of the monarchs
King John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215 acknowledging that the king was no longer above the law

3. Section I: The Beginnings of the English Civil War
Charles I
Parliament
Tensions
Parliament wanted to begin making laws.
Limit the Kings Power.
Challenged Divine Right.

4. Section I: The Beginnings of the English Civil War
Charles’ reaction
Refused to let parliament meet
Physically locked them out of their meeting place for 11 years
Eleven Years of Tyranny

5. Section II: The Tensions Continue
Arrests of 5 Parliament Members.
Attack on the People
Since
Parliament Represents the People.
Attack On
Parliament
SEEN AS

6. Section III: Civil War Breaks Out
The Civil War Begins
Charles arrested 5 members of parliament
War broke out in 1642
“Royalists”
Supporters of the King
Supporters of
Parliament
And

7. Section III: Civil War Breaks Out
Charles is arrested, tried, and executed.

8. Section IV: England in a State of Transition
Oliver Cromwell = Lord Protector of England
Charles II asked to retake the throne in 1660
James II (brother) takes the throne after Charles’ death

9. Section V: The Glorious Revolution
Problem
James II Catholic
Majority of England Protestant
Protestants make a Plan
William of Orange
- King of Scotland
- Married to James’ daughter Mary
Asks them to come and rule.

10. Section VI: Outcomes of the Glorious Revolution
William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights in 1689.

11. VII: The Importance of Constitutions
Operation of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
establishes the structure and operation of government
also define the relationship of government to the citizens and the rights of citizens.

12. Sections VIII: More Characteristics of Constitutions
promotion of the common good or the “general will”
Three branches of government in Constitution
Bill of Rights
Montesquieu
John Locke
Idea of Natural Rights
Voltaire
Idea of Civil Rights
Rousseau