Chapter 17 Section II Review Questions Answer Key

Chapter 17 Section II Answers
1. Balance of power: system in which nations keep peace by maintaining a power that is equal to rival nations.
2. Henry VII: First Tudor monarch; Henry VIII: son of Henry VII; Edward VI: son of Henry VIII; Elizabeth I: daughter of Henry VIII who became Queen; William Shakepeare: Elizabethan poet and dramatist; Poor Laws: 1597-1601 laws that made local areas responsible for caring for disadvantaged; James I: Protestant son of Mary Queen of Scots, succeeded Elizabeth I.
4. How did Tudor monarchs restore order and respect for their throne?
A: Consolidated their power through reform of domestic and foreign policies.
5. What was Elizabeth I’s foreign policy?
A: Balance of power principle
6. Contrast the effect on English history of Henry VIII’s many marriages with the effect of his daughter’s refusal to marry.
A: Henry VIII’s many marriages caused split with Catholic Church; Elizabeth’s refusal to marry prevented foreign claims.
7. Explain how the rule of Elizabeth I and the Tudor monarchy affected England.
A: Elizabeth strengthened monarch ties with Parliament, subdued religious dissent and used balance of power diplomacy.