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The English Civil War & Documents Limiting the King’s Power. 10.2.2 – List the principals of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791).
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The English Civil War & Documents Limiting the King’s Power 10.2.2 – List the principals of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)
James I Charles I Oliver Cromwell Charles II James II William of Orange and Mary Review of the Players
English Civil War • Royalists (Cavaliers) v. Roundheads (Puritans) • 1642-1649 • Charles I • Oliver Cromwell
Documents Limiting the Power of the King • Petition of Right (1628 – Charles I) • Habeas Corpus Act (1679 – Charles II) • English Bill of Rights (1689 – William & Mary)
Petition of Right (1629) • King would not… • Imprison subjects without due cause • Levy taxes without consent of Parliament • House soldiers in private homes • Impose martial law in peacetime • Charles I agrees/ignores
Habeas Corpus Act (1679) • Habeas Corpus = “to have the body” • Cannot be put into jail simply for opposing the Monarch • Prisoners could not be held indefinitely without a trial
English Bill of Rights (1689) • Constitutional Monarchy • Limits Power of King • No suspending of Parliament’s Laws • No interfering with freedom of speech in Parliament • No levying of taxes without a specific grant from Parliament • No penalty for a citizen who petitions the king about grievances • William and Mary consent • Parliament + Monarch = Cabinet System