3.3 Flashcards
1
Q
Absolutism
A
a system in which a king has absolute power
2
Q
Divine right of kings
A
claim by an absolute monarch that he is made king to carry out God’s will
3
Q
Mercantilism
A
an economic system in which a country focuses on its own economy and in which export is very important
4
Q
Orangists
A
Regenten who wanted the Republic to reform into a strict Calvinist monarchy with an Orange as king
5
Q
Anti-Orangists
A
regenten who wanted a strong Republich led by the States General
6
Q
First Stadtholderless Period
A
time period from 1650 to 1672 in which some provinces dit not have a stadtholder
7
Q
Disaster year
A
1672; in this year the Republic was attacked from three sides at the same time
