The English Civil War, a conflict between those who supported the King, and those who supported Parliament was the result of a series of smaller events that eventually blew up into all out war. Religion, and the issues that went along with it did play a factor into starting the war, but political issues like Personal Rule, unfair methods of collecting money, and distrust between Parliament and King Charles I are what made the choice of war the only viable option. The first political issue that helped spark the English Civil War was King Charles I choosing to rule without the assistance of Parliament: Personal Rule. By dissolving Parliament, Charles had cut off his subjects only way of having a say in how their country was run, by voting for …show more content…
Charles hired a man named Thomas Wentworth to do all the dirty work for him. Wentworth’s first order of business was trimming government expenses. He fired government workers, many of whom were friends with the members of Parliament. Trimming government expenses would not be enough to fund Charles’ Personal Rule, so Wentworth’s solution was to also increase revenue without Parliament’s tax money. His plan was called Thorough, and it consisted of three loopholes in the law: increasing tariffs (a tax on imported goods), forced loans, and exploiting Ship Money. Wentworth found out that tariffs were not controlled by Parliament, so he was able to jack up the tariff on imported goods without the need of Parliament. By increasing tariffs, all the goods that the many merchants of England bring in from far away lands gave more money to Charles in the short term, but it had dire consequences in the long term. Because merchants would have to pay more in tariffs for the goods they were selling, they had to increase the prices of their goods to compensate, and as a result, people stopped buying the now more expensive goods. This was especially bad if the merchant was selling perishables like food, as it would go bad and become worthless. Merchants became angry because of the new tariff increase, and they turned against the King. The second part of Thorough …show more content…
Even though Charles had signed the Petition of Right, he was not doing as good job keeping his word about it. He was breaking multiple rules in it like squeezing money out of people, so Parliament stopped trusting him. This became apparent when Charles wanted to raise an army to attack the Catholics that were rebelling in Ireland. When he went to Parliament to ask for money to raise this army, they refused. Rumors were spreading that Charles was actually a Catholic, and his army would attack the Protestants. Even if Charles was genuine, Parliament could not be sure that they could believe him since he was married to a Catholic and had built a Catholic church in his palace, there was too much evidence stacked against him. Instead, Parliament themselves raised their own army. Charles didn’t think that’s all that Parliament wanted their new army to do. Charles saw it as a threat to his power, that Parliament wanted him gone, so Charles did what he thought would be the right course of action: raise his own army by himself, saying that his army is going to fight the Irish as well. Parliament were wary to trust what Charles was saying. They thought that Charles was going to attack the Protestants with his new army, and they saw it as a threat to England as a whole. Seeing each other as threats, declared war on each
In April 1642, the Civil war started in England. The civil war ended up by King Charles losing the war. And in my essay I am going to talk about many reasons why Charles lost the civil war.
One could argue that the true causes of the Civil War were states’ rights and taxations. Although this played a large part in the start of the Civil War, slavery was the ultimate factor that led to this event in history. Economic and social differences between the north and the south, fights between slave and non-slave proponents, the growth of the abolition movement, and the election of Abraham Lincoln are all events having to do with slavery in the United States that led to the start of the Civil War.
The Civil War was caused by the economics of slavery and the political control of that system, specifically being states’ rights on the federal powers of the government, the territorial expansion of the united states that led to the division of the two sides, and the election of President Abraham Lincoln which was the final event that sent the nation to war.
Many causes led to the Civil War. This all happened around the mid 1800s. It was a conflict between the Northern and Southern states. Both sides had their own view on slavery, and their separate views caused contentions between the two. Both had different views on whether to expand or stop slavery growth to the West, or have slavery at all.
The English Civil War was a complicated, intellectual war between the two most powerful forces in England: Parliament and the King. Conflicts between the two powers began when King Charles I dissolved Parliament in 1625 because they would not give him the money he demanded to fund his war against Spain. Parliament, who was lead by John Pym, felt that the King was showing favouritism towards the Roman Catholics, especially since Charles had recently married the Roman Catholic French Princess. Although Charles recalled Parliament in 1626, he proceeded to dissolve the second Parliament mainly because it attempted to impeach him. John Pym, who had been prevented from being elected to the second Parliament, was
Although some historians feel that the Civil War was a result of political blunders and that the issue of slavery did not cause the conflict, they ignore the two main causes. The expansion of slavery, and its entrance into the political scene.
The Civil War was caused by many several pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by sectional differences, and was finally set into motion by a most unlikely set of political events. From economic differences to political differences all the way up to cultural differences, the North and the South opposed each other. These tensions were further increased after the western expansion of the United States. By the early 1850’s a civil war was known to be likely coming soon.
There were many events that led to the civil war. Slavery was a big issue in the 1800s which led to small civil wars within our own country. The battle of Fort Sumter was the last battle leading to the civil war. Also the election angered many states created the Union and confederacy sides also causing the civil war.
The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic, social, cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent, the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states' rights versus federal rights.
Today, one main subject still debated by historians is the primary cause of the Civil War. Most people will argue that the indisputable reason for the War was centered on slavery. While slavery definitely played a significant role in the Civil War, it was not the only cause of the war. The essential cause of the Civil War consisted of an ongoing political battle between the States’ Rights versus the Federal Rights. Due to the political battle, other probable reasons for the Civil War began to develop such as slavery and the differences in the Northern and Southern economies.
Starting out there were many factors that caused the Civil War. The two main issue that caused the Civil War were slavery and the economic and political differences between the North and South. Although the Compromise of 1850, inflated the power of the South to compensate for how it was becoming more focused around slavery. Angry Northerners began to take action against the South in events such as the Bleeding Kansas. Southerners saw the election of a new Republican president which they wouldn't be able to stand up to politically or economically. The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to hide the fact that the North had a limitless capacity to expand(population and land) and the South wasn't going to expand. The
What actions led Parliament force Charles I to accept the Petition of Right? How would Charles I have attempted to defend himself and his actions? What freedoms did the Petition guarantee?-disputes between Parliament and King Charles I over the execution of the Thirty Years’ War, Parliament refused to grant subsidies to support the war effort, leading to Charles gathering "forced loans" without Parliamentary approval and arbitrarily imprisoning those who refused to pay. The Petition guaranteed restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law.
The civil war was mainly sparked by tensions between the north and the south. Both sides rarely agreed on topics and could never make a compromise. Slavery was a big reason for the start of the civil war, but the causes don’t end there. Although some may say that political or economic reasons started the civil war between the north and the south, political reasons were the real cause. This is because of important decisions made by the government, and the south seceding.
The Civil War was caused by many reasons. The factors that were most responsible in causing the Civil War were the different views of the Constitution among the North and South, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the arrival of Lincoln as president. They caused immense destruction throughout the nation. If these factors were prevented, the United States could have been preserved and civil war could have never occurred.
Parliament drew out most support of the Middle class. Charles supported nobility, clergy, and peasantry. Parliament issued the law stating that no taxes of any kind could be allowed without permission of the