Changing Political Systems and Colonial Conflicts 1. Overview 2. The rise of absolutist political systems 3. The rise of absolutist monarchies in Europe 4. Gunpowder and warfare 5. Colonial warfare in the Americas 6. The growing dominance of Northern European states 7. Review The rise of absolutist monarchies in Europe Reading Read chapters 8 and 9 below, pp. 281-334. As you do so, consider the following questions: Where did absolutism prevail in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How was England different? What is mercantilism? In which regions did England and France vie for trade, influence and territory? Hutton Webster, World History, Boston: D.C. Heath and Co., 1921, pp. 281-334. ← Previous Next →
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Read chapters 8 and 9 below, pp. 281-334. As you do so, consider the following questions:
Hutton Webster, World History, Boston: D.C. Heath and Co., 1921, pp. 281-334.
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