- Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the English king and Parliament on November 5, 1605 by guarding explosives under Parliament. He and other Catholics wanted to remove the Protestant king. - The event started the Guy Fawkes night tradition and made the king more popular since he foiled the plot. It also led some Puritans to settle in America to find a more strict society. - Terrorist attacks can backfire and make their perpetrators unpopular, as Guy Fawkes and his followers became very unpopular after their arrest while the king's popularity increased.