Ch16Lesson1Part1


 * Social Studies Summaries group 1 lesson 1**

• Devine Right - monarch's belief that their right to rule came directly from God.
 * • The English gained certian rights under the Magna Carta**
 * • The French belived thier right to rule came directly from God**
 * • Charles I believed that because there was a divine right, and that his descisions were absolute**
 * • James I needed more money and the Parliament refused to pass new taxes**
 * • James I wanted to go to war, but didn't have the money and in order to get it he agreed that the monarc**
 * couldn't make laws without approval**
 * • Charles I needed money and called Parliament into session. They forced him to sign the Petition of Right {this added basic rights for the English people}

- Edited by: Group 6: Ebone' S., Rachel H. , and Emily C.

Chapter 16 Lesson 1,2 and 3 Summaries**