Why Did The Parliament Win The English Civil War Essay

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    Why did King Charles lose the civil war? In April 1642, the Civil war started in England. The civil war ended up by King Charles losing the war. And in my essay I am going to talk about many reasons why Charles lost the civil war. In 1642 most people thought that King Charles would win the civil war, as he had won the battle of Edge hill, but unfortunately King Charles did not take advantage of this opportunity and marched to London. King Charles didn’t know what to do when it came to big

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    Revolution Each revolution is an innovation , whether it is bloody or not. British did well in revolution, so did America, though they happened in a different era. However, because British had achieved the accomplishment successfully, such as ended the monarchy peacefully and distributed the rights to the parliament. It set an example for other countries and this impacted them drastically. The documents; the reason why they rebelled; the legacy they left are so similar that people generally consider

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    stronger army for England which gave them a more effective fighting force. He said that he didn’t want power to himself which can be seen as a good thing. He also bought peace to England as he ended the English

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    peace to England as he ended the English

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    Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain? Oliver Cromwell was a Puritan MP from Cambridgeshire when Charles I raised his standards in Nottingham, 1642. This was the start of the civil war. Cromwell introduced a new model army to the Parliamentarians which was a superior fighting force that led to the defeat of the Royalists. This influenced people to believe that he were a hero as they were against King Charles I. Cromwell seemed as the only person that would stand up to him. When the king was executed

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    They often did not want to stay in the southern colonies due to the poor advancement it offered. In result, landowners started to use African slavery as their source of labor. They were free and landowners did not have to worry about paying for the African slaves. 3. What efforts were made to strengthen English control over the colonies in the seventeenth century, and why did they generally fail? After the civil wars that were going on in Europe, England tried

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    by the Treaty of Paris Early American concern for Native communities Question 2 is asking why the Northwest Territory ends at the Mississippi River, and I answered C, that after the American Revolution the British retained the lands west of the Mississippi as specified in the Treaty of Paris, because the textbook says, “The Treaty of Paris, signed in February 1763, put an end to all French

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    they are violent. There are a number of possible reasons why there is a tension between the two communities over the marches, for example land, religion, politics, history and social division. During the 16th century, James 1st and England started to take a closer interest in Ireland. They feared Ireland because they thought that they could become a threat to their own power. This was mainly

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    mean, he was parliaments hero, and the followers of parliaments hero, but not everyone's. He captured 5000 Royalists, and killed nearly 500 all in one battle, so he must be pretty good! But don't you think that this is not enough, I mean I think that we would have to see whether he does anything with this; being successful I mean. Don't you? In January of 1659, King Charles I was executed publicly. It was a tragedy that touched many hearts. But why did it happen, and who

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    AP Essay Review 17th Century Affairs 1. How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe between 1450 and 1648? a. Thesis: Rise of absolutism came at the expense of the medieval church, absolutism laid the foundation for the modern-nation state. Supporting Info: (main body) 1. German princes: Luther’s Reformation = more power for princes. They have greater control of political affairs and national

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