Information on European colonies

1. Chapter 9
European countries rushed to
establish colonies

2. Louis XIV
• French king
• One of the most successful absolute monarchs
• Financial and social cost of absolute monarchy
was great

3. King Louis XIV

4. Charles I
• From England
• Supported the Church of Rome
• Wanted absolute power

5. Charles I

6. English Civil War
• Between Charles I and Parliament
• Charles entered the House of Commons with
soldiers and tried to arrest them
• They had escaped

7. • Oliver Cromwell lead the Parliament forces
• Overthrew the king and
• The king was tried and executed in 1649
• Cromwell ruled until his death in 1658

8. Oliver Cromwell

9. Beheading of Charles I

10. • Cromwell set up a Protectorate (like a
government)
– It set up a constitution called the Instruments of
Government
– People soon wanted another king

11. Charles II
• The son of Charles I
• Asked by the people to become the king when
Cromwell died
• He did not mess with Parliament but received
money from the French
– In exchange he became Roman Catholic

12. Charles II

13. James II
• Brother of Charles II
• He was a strong Roman Catholic, but he was
old so the people tolerated him
• He did not have any boy children yet
• When he had a son, they became worried that
they would have a Roman Catholic on the
throne for many years to come

15. James II

16. Glorious Revolution
• The people asked James II daughter and her
husband to take the throne. They were
protestant
• James II fled England rather than fight
• This transfer of power without a fight is
known as the glorious revolution

17. William of Orange and Mary
• To gain the throne, Parliament made them
sign the English Bill of Rights
– This set limits on royal power
– Provided basic rights for the English people
– Prevented future ruler from being Roman Catholic

19. William and Mary

21. • The colonists in America demanded on the
same civil rights that the English were getting
with the English Bill of Rights

22. Ch. 9 Sec. 1
Discussion Question
1. How did the cabinet system of government
benefit the English people?