Idaho Social Studies 9-12.WC.41
The Standard
Analyze the causes and consequences of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies · The Age of Discovery and Scientific Revolution (c. 1400 AD – 1700 AD)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how disputes over taxes, religion, and royal power led to war between Charles I and Parliament. They trace what happened after the war, then explain why Parliament replaced James II with William and Mary. They connect those events to new limits on the monarch.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can put Charles I's execution, Cromwell's rule, the Restoration, and the change of monarchs in 1688 in order. They can explain why each change happened and use the 1689 Bill of Rights to show how royal power was limited.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat the Civil War and the Glorious Revolution as one event. Some think England ended the monarchy for good after Charles I's execution or that the Bill of Rights gave everyone the vote. Others call the Glorious Revolution bloodless, overlooking fighting in Ireland and Scotland.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, have students write one cause and one consequence of each event in four labeled boxes. Ask them to circle the consequence that changed the monarch's power.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards for ship money, Charles I's execution, Cromwell's rule, the Restoration, James II's removal, and the Bill of Rights; sort them.
Ask: Why did Parliament accept another monarch after fighting Charles I? Require one reason about religion and one about power.
Play cause or consequence: read 'James II promoted Catholics' or 'Parliament gained legal protections,' then have students hold up labeled cards and explain.
Use a school board budget agenda to identify who approves spending, then compare that check with Parliament's fight over royal taxes.
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