How did absolute monarchy and constitutionalism differ from the feudal monarchies of earlier centuries? Standing armies, written constitutions, legal procedures not loyalties How did the English Civil War impact the American colonies? Little supervision, increased migration to new world How did the weak leadership and poor financial policies of the Spanish Habsburgs affect the internal development of Spain and Spain's position in the world? Lack of industrialism, Bankruptcy, other powers could challenge overseas What were John Locke's political theories and why is he said to be the spokesman for the 1689 English revolution? Compact theory, no man above the law, right of revolution Define mercantilism. How did it reflect the increasing power of the state in the 17th century? Planned economy (Colbert). Empire a unit to be mutually prosperous. Colonies should not compete with mother country What are the major social, political, and economic themes of the 17th century? Increased representation for the masses. Absolutism, constitutionalism, and mercantilism.
