Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Which TWO things did James II do that worried people in England?
Choose two answers.
- AHe let Roman Catholics become army officersRight answer
- BHe arrested some Church of England bishopsRight answer
- CHe made the Church of England the official Church again
- DHe passed the Habeas Corpus Act
Answer: He let Roman Catholics become army officers and He arrested some Church of England bishops
James II, a Catholic, let Catholics serve as army officers although an Act of Parliament banned it, and did not try to agree with Parliament. People feared he wanted England to be Catholic again.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "The Tudors and Stuarts". Practice question 142 of 651, written in our own words.