The Glorious Revolution and the English Empire

Review Questions

Which of the following represents a concern that those in England and her colonies maintained about James II?

  1. that he would promote the spread of Protestantism
  2. that he would reduce the size of the British army and navy, leaving England and her colonies vulnerable to attack
  3. that he would advocate for Parliament’s independence from the monarchy
  4. that he would institute a Catholic absolute monarchy

Hint:

D

What was the Dominion of New England?

  1. James II’s overthrow of the New England colonial governments
  2. the consolidated New England colony James II created
  3. Governor Edmund Andros’s colonial government in New York
  4. the excise taxes New England colonists had to pay to James II

Hint:

B

What was the outcome of the Glorious Revolution?

Hint:

James II was overthrown, and William III and Mary II took his place. The 1689 Bill of Rights limited the future power of the monarchy and outlined the rights of Parliament and Englishmen. In Massachusetts, Bostonians overthrew royal governor Edmund Andros.