1. During the Elizabethan period, relations between England and Spain were tense. Describe three issues that caused friction between the two countries, and describe the results of that friction. 2. After the death of Queen Elizabeth I, there was constant conflict between her successors and Parliament, which eventually led to a civil war. Describe at least three issues that affected the growing conflict between Parliament and the English Crown.
3. By the late 1650s, the English people had had enough of Cromwell’s military dictatorship. Many people wanted to restore the monarchy to England. Describe the major events of the Restoration.
4. The Scientific Revolution was a time when scholars made many discoveries about the natural world. Describe the stages in the development of scientific thought from the Middle Ages to modern times.