APE Unit Two Topic Four

Discussion Guide 20

1. Identify what was restored by seating Charles II on the throne of England.

2. Describe how the English aristocracy installed a “squirarchy through Parliament.

3. Explain how the trend toward Re-Catholization led to conflict between Charles II and Parliament.

4. Describe Parliament’s response to the popery of Charles II.

5. Explain why James II was to follow Charles II to the throne.

6. Identify and outline the policies of the Whigs and Tories.

7. Describe how James II alienated Parliament .

8. Explain why William III accepted the crown of England and describe how he gained the throne in England.

9. Describe the reaction of Louis XIV to the dethronement of James II.

10. Describe three actions of Parliament following the ascension of William III to the throne.

11. Explain why Scotland was perceived as a threat to England and why Scotland agreed to the union with England.

12. Outline the abuses of the Irish at the hands of the English.

13. Describe the effects of the “penal codes” against Ireland.

14. Explain why England by 1688 could best be described as an aristocracy.