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6. What was the Irish Rebellion caused by?

  • Strafford's anti-catholic policies and the Ulster Plantation
  • The famine
  • The Ulster Plantation and Protestant violence on Catholics
  • The confiscating of Catholic lands

7. What were the strengths of Parliament?

  • They had taken hostage Westminster
  • Control of money and all the ports in England
  • Control of money, London and dismissed King's advisors
  • They had killed Strafford and Laud, leaving Charles vulnerable

8. How was the Catholic Uprising exploited by Pym?

  • Used it to catalyse the Grand Remonstrance
  • Used it as conspiracy against Charles to manoeuvre the Grand Remonstrance
  • Used it as an excuse to stir up religious radicalism in England
  • Used it as a conspiracy against Charles' crypto catholics

9. How was Strafford finessed by Parliament?

  • The Triennial Act
  • Root and Branch petition
  • Bill of Attainder
  • Treaty of Ripon

10. What was John Pym arguably responsible for?

  • The reforming of the militia
  • The Bill of Attainder which led to Strafford's execution
  • Riots which stopped lords from vetoing the abolishment of episcopacy
  • The root and branch bill which restricted Charles' use of finances for war

11. Why was the 1640 Parliament recalled?

  • Charles needed money in order to retain order in England
  • Charles needed money to pay soldiers' arrears
  • Charles needed money for war with the Scots
  • Strafford had advised against it, as he did not trust radical opposition

12. What did the Grand Remonstrance lead to?

  • Charles losing control of his finances
  • Opposition in the use of the English army in the Irish rebellion
  • Opposition in the use of the English army in the Scottish uprisings
  • Churches to be reformed under Puritan control

13. Why did the short parliament refuse to grant Charles the finance needed?

  • Puritan MPs needed the finance to reform churches
  • Sympathised with the Scots, wanted their grievances to be heard
  • They knew of Strafford's 'three graces' scam
  • Did not trust Charles not to raise the military against radical opposition

14. What was the Catholic Confederation's role in the Civil War?

  • They were loosely aligned with the royalist faction
  • They were strongly aligned with the royalist faction
  • They were strongly aligned with the cavaliers
  • They were loosely aligned with the cavaliers

15. What event did Charles desperately needed Parliament's financing for?

  • The First Bishops War 1639
  • Raising troops in Nottingham
  • The Prayer Book Rebellion 1638
  • The Irish Catholic Rebellion 1641

16. What was the Triennial Act?

  • Church would be controlled by Puritan radicals
  • Parliament to be called every three years, could not be dissolved without consent
  • Charles could not raise finance for war without Parliament's consent
  • Parliament to be called every year, could choose Charles' advisors

17. What happened in the 2nd Bishops War in 1640?

  • Scots occupied Newcastle and surrounding counties
  • There was a rebellion in Ireland due to the Catholic Confederation being formed
  • English defeated the Scots at Newcastle, causing anger within Parliament
  • Scots occupied Nottingham and surrounding counties

18. What did the root and branch bill aim to do?

  • Expel Charles' closest advisors
  • Abolish episcopacy
  • Redecorate churches in honour of Puritan faith
  • Restrict the King's financial power

19. How was the Court of Star Chamber and High Commission used?

  • Was abolished due to Strafford's unlawful execution
  • Persecuted MPs who opposed the monarchical regime
  • Persecuted Laud's religious opponents and was abolished
  • Persecuted radical opponents without evidence