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Unit 5 Flashcards

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1
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having a monopoly of power over justice (laws) and force (army) within clearly defined state boundaries

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Sovereignty

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2
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wrote The Trew Law of Free Monarchy (1598)

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James I

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idea that the power of a king came from God

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divine right theory

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Chief minister to King Louis XIII; sought subordination of aristocracy to king

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Richelieu

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5
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his attempts to raise revenue led to the Fronde

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Mazarin

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noble revolts against Louis XIII and Mazarin

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the Fronde

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the “Sun King”; centralized French monarchy; built Versailles

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Louis XIV

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Minister of Finance under Louis XIV

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Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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war in which Louis XIV tried to expand power; claimed Spanish throne for his grandson

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War of Spanish Succession

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Louis’ grandson becomes king of Spain; France loses North American territory

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Peace of Utrecht

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Enacted laws to limit the power of Charles I fro 1640-1660

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Long Parliament

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period in English history in which power was technically held by Parliament (b/c their forces had beheaded Charles)

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The Commonwealth

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English monarch beheaded by Parliamentary forces in 1649

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Charles I

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Parliamentary military leader during the period of the Commonwealth in England

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Oliver Cromwell

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when English Protestants asked James II’s Protestant daughter Mary to assume throne with her Dutch husband (William of Orange)

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The Glorious Revolution (1688-89)

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said Parliament would make laws; establish constitutional monarchy

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English Bill of Rights

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govts are set up to protect life, liberty, property; All men have “natural rights” (given by God); If govt oversteps its function it’s tyranny; Then people have RIGHT to rebel

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Second Treatise of Civil Government (1690)

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he wrote Second Treatise of Civil Government (1690)

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John Locke

19
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political theorist under Louis XIV who advocated for absolute monarchy

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Jacques Bossuet

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