HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Uprisings by nobles, merchants, peasants, and the urban poor
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Commonwealth
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Parliament
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The Fronde
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Puritans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Three of the major causes leading up to the first fronde were 1) the Parliament of Paris tried to limit the power of King Louis XIV. 2) the nobility was threatened by the king and wanted more of a voice in the government.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Louis XIV Crushes the Fronde” by Gilles Guérin, 1654. The Fronde represented the final attempt of the French nobility to battle the king, and they were humiliated. The Fronde facilitated the emergence of absolute monarchy.
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