1. Why did civil war finally break out between the Crown and Parliament in 1642
Because once again Charles I accepted the laws Parliament passed and then disagreed them.
2. Why did Parliament remove James II from the throne?
Because they "didn't liked" him and also thought, that he wasn't a good ruler.
4.
England's Declaration of Rights addressed the issue of Parliament losing it's power to the monarchy. It protected the rights of the people and made Parliament stronger. The people were also able to petition the Crown without being afraid of being punished.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Page 520 #2-5
2. What groups made up the French estates?
At the top were the clergy, than the nobles, after them the other classes (bourgeoisie, city workers, and at the end the peasants)
3. What did the National Assembly do about the uprising in 1789?
They took away the privileges from the clergy and nobles.
4. Why did most reforms of the French Revolution come to an end under the Directory?
Because they focused more on food problems, the prizes and so on but not anymore on the French Revolution Reforms.
5. How did the storming of the Bastille help trigger the French Revolution?
This was the beginning of the French Revolution. The People finally began to change something. The Prison was a symbol for the bad government. It was like a Start shot.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
1. 1400s: scientist started to break away from old ideas
1500s: scientist found out the world is not flat
1600: scientist learned about the gravitation and how objects move through space
2. It set the stage for the industrial revolution. It also gave new ways og growing crops and breeding animals were also developed.
3. It allowed horse drawn wagons to use the roads in all kinds of weather and travel faster
4. They got more rights, better conditions and could get products cheeper. They also got paid more wages.
5. The steam engine, water engine, spinning jenny, electric telegraph, the telephone, the electric light, the diesel engine, locomotives, flying shuttle
1500s: scientist found out the world is not flat
1600: scientist learned about the gravitation and how objects move through space
2. It set the stage for the industrial revolution. It also gave new ways og growing crops and breeding animals were also developed.
3. It allowed horse drawn wagons to use the roads in all kinds of weather and travel faster
4. They got more rights, better conditions and could get products cheeper. They also got paid more wages.
5. The steam engine, water engine, spinning jenny, electric telegraph, the telephone, the electric light, the diesel engine, locomotives, flying shuttle
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Rise of Industry
1. What scientific discoveries were made by Galileo Galilei?He invented the telescope and started study the stars and planets. He learned the moon surface was not smooth and that the Milky Way holds a huge amounts of stars. Also that the sun rotates on its axis.
2. Why were Sir Isaac Newton's theories important?
Because the technology for today's rockets and space satellites is based on his work
3. What effect did the assembly line have on the type of workers needed for production?
You didn't needed skilled workers anymore. People just learned how they did their Part and than gave it to a person who also only knew their Part.
4. Why did transportation have to be improved during the Industrial Revolution?
Because the products were produced in masses. cities, towns and lands from all over the world bought the products and the raw materials and with a bad infrastructure they couldn't bring it to them, so they improved them.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Page 508 #2-4
2. Why did civil war finally break out between the crown and Parliament in 1642?
He agreed to a petition but then broke his word and dismissed Parliament
3. Why did Parliament remove James II from the throne?
James II brought up the wrath of the English people by favoring English Catholics and disregarding parliament and its laws. Parliament thought he was "dangerous" so they used the chance when they got it.
4. What was the central issue addressed by England's Declaration of Rights?
It made parliament stronger and protected the rights of the English people (first 10 amendments --> Bill of rights), and it said that the crown couldn't tax people or keep an army in peace time without parliament's consent. King lost almost all its power and Parliament got finally the power they wanted.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Page 521 #1-5
1. What were some Puritan Beliefs?
They wanted to say how the government raised and spent taxes. Beeing able to worship as they pleased. They believed in hard work and plain living and did not like the Crowns free spending ways
2. Why was the Glorious Revolution called "glorious"?
Because the change of the Ruler came without one shot beeing fired.
3. How did Great Britain tighten its control over American colonies?
In 1789, the National Assembly created the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen which stated that people were born equal, remain free, and had equal rights. They changed the way they traded about food and resources. They made the Stamp Act.
In 1789, the National Assembly created the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen which stated that people were born equal, remain free, and had equal rights. They changed the way they traded about food and resources. They made the Stamp Act.
4. How did the British colonist respond to the Stamp Act?
Angry Mobs formed in many cities. Tax officials were threatened, and stamps were destroyed. People throughout the colonies decided to boycott, or refuse to buy, British goods
Angry Mobs formed in many cities. Tax officials were threatened, and stamps were destroyed. People throughout the colonies decided to boycott, or refuse to buy, British goods
5. Who had the most power in the French government before/ after the French Revolution?
Before the Revolution the French King had the most power. Later French became a rebublic and the people had kind of a Democracy. They could decide which government they wanted.
Before the Revolution the French King had the most power. Later French became a rebublic and the people had kind of a Democracy. They could decide which government they wanted.
2. Because the change in monarchs took place without a shot
being fired, it got the name
3. They sold church lands to pay off what the government
owned. Everyone had freedom of Speech. They started to work on an constitution
get freedom in France and a constitutional monarchy. Assembly changed rights of
citizens.
4. . Angry Mobs formed in many cities. Tax officials were threatened,
and stamps were destroyed. People throughout the colonies decided to boycott,
or refuse to buy, British goods
5. Because noble planed to destroy peasent houses and lives.
So theyattacked them and burned down the houses of the Nobles and also the
records of feudal dues.
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