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Honors World History (Period 1)

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The Albany Plan of Union

  1. Who was Benjamin Franklin?
  2. How did the Enlightenment influence Franklin? Did other events shape his way of thinking?
  3. What event was about to take place when Franklin wrote these documents?
  4. What was he proposing through these documents?
  5. How were these documents used later on in American History? Give 3 examples.
  6. Draw your own cartoon.

Absolute Monarchies Questions

Complete the chart:

Causes

Effect

·      Religious and territorial conflicts created fear and uncertainty.

·      The growth of armies to deal with conflicts caused rulers to raise taxes to pay troops.

·      Heavy taxes led to additional unrest and peasant revolts.

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  1. Why did absolute monarchs believe they were justified in exercising absolute power?
  2. Look at your chart about conditions that allowed European leaders to establish abasilute power: Which condition is probably most necessary for a monarch to gain power? Why?
  3. How did Richelieu’s actions toward Huguenots and the nobility strengthen the monarchy?
  4. How did wars weakened the power of the monarchs giving rise to new powers and a balance of power both within a country and Europe? Provide two examples.
  5. How did the Hapsburg rule over diverse lands, cultures and people?