1D.7.2.1 The Toleration Act (1689)

• What was established by the Elizabethan Settlement in 1559?

  The Church of England
• The Elizabethan Settlement required strict adherence to Anglican doctrine.
• Sequence the key events highlighting religious tensions in Stuart Britain:

  1️⃣ Elizabethan Settlement

  2️⃣ Puritan opposition

  3️⃣ English Civil War
• What did the Puritans desire in terms of religious reform?

  Radical Protestant reform
• The Presbyterians advocated for church governance by presbyters
• What did the Quakers believe in that set them apart from other groups?

  Direct spiritual experience
• The English Civil War was fueled by religious conflicts between Royalists and Parliamentarians.
• What period did the English Civil War span?

  1642-1651
• Match the religious group with their beliefs:

  Puritans ↔️ Desire for radical Protestant reform

  Presbyterians ↔️ Church governance by presbyters

  Quakers ↔️ Direct spiritual experience
• What did the Toleration Act (1689) allow non-conformist Protestants to do?

  Worship publicly
• The Toleration Act (1689) extended religious freedom to Catholics.

  False
• The Toleration Act (1689) required dissenters to subscribe to the Thirty-Nine Articles
• What did the Toleration Act (1689) exclude from its provisions?

  Catholics and Unitarians
• The Toleration Act of 1689 required dissenters to maintain allegiance to the Crown
• Match the religious act with its key provisions or limitations:

  Elizabethan Settlement ↔️ Established the Church of England

  Toleration Act ↔️ Allowed non-conformist worship
• The Elizabethan Settlement allowed freedom of worship for all religious groups.

  False
• In what year was the Toleration Act passed?

  1689
• What type of religious pluralism did the Toleration Act allow?

  Limited
• The Toleration Act granted worship rights to non-conformist Protestants
• What did the Elizabethan Settlement of 1559 establish?

  Church of England
• The Toleration Act was passed in the year 1689
• The Toleration Act granted worship rights to Catholics and Unitarians.

  False
• What was the primary goal of the Elizabethan Settlement?

  Middle ground between religions
• The English Civil War was fueled by religious conflicts between Royalists and Parliamentarians
• Match the religious group with their beliefs:

  Puritans ↔️ Desire for more radical Protestant reform

  Presbyterians ↔️ Church governance by presbyters

  Quakers ↔️ Direct spiritual experience
• What did the Toleration Act require of non-conformist Protestants to gain worship rights?

  Oath of allegiance
• One key provision of the Toleration Act was freedom of worship for dissenters
• The Toleration Act provided legal protection for Catholics.

  False
• What was the impact of the Toleration Act on Anglicans?

  Guaranteed privileges
• Non-conformist Protestants gained freedom of worship and exemption from certain penal laws
• The Toleration Act marked a move towards greater religious pluralism compared to the Elizabethan Settlement.
• Which religious groups were excluded from the Toleration Act?

  Catholics and Unitarians
• The Toleration Act required dissenters to subscribe to the Thirty-Nine Articles
• The Toleration Act benefited the Church of England.

  False
• What were the opposing factions in the English Civil War?

  Royalists and Parliamentarians
• Anglicans remained the established church with guaranteed privileges
• The Toleration Act granted Catholics complete religious freedom.

  False
• Why were Unitarians excluded from the Toleration Act?

  They opposed Anglican doctrine
• The Toleration Act contributed to religious pluralism and societal stability