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Compare and Contrast Absolutism and Constitutionalism Matrix
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Compare and Contrast Absolutism and Constitutionalism Matrix (100 points
due 10/8)
By the close of the 17th century, England had developed into a Constitutional Monarchy and
France had developed into an Absolutist, centralized form of monarchy.
Complete the matrix below to examine why this happened.
Deciding Factors
England
Constitutional Monarchy
What did England do to
increase revenue?
France
Absolutist Monarchy
What did France do to
increase revenue?
Religious Factors
How did England react to the
rise of Puritanism?
How did France react to the
rise of Protestantism?
Institutional Differences
How did the English King rule?
How did the French King rule?
Leaders:
What were these leaders’
contributions in support of or
opposition to English
Constitutionalism and French
Absolutism?
James I
Cardinal Richelieu
Charles I
Cardinal Mazarin
Oliver Cromwell—Puritan
Republic
Louis XIV
Revenue concerns
due to the increased cost of
warfare
Charles II (Restoration of the
Monarchy)
Compare and Contrast Absolutism and Constitutionalism Matrix
James II (The Glorious
Revolution of 1688)
William and Mary
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Research why the English and French Monarchies adopted different models for ruling?
Write a 250- to 350-word paper describing those reasons.
Cite your sources
Format your paper according to APA standards.
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