What is absolutism and please explain it in a simple way

Why did louis xvi call a meeting of the estates-general in 1789? how long had it been since such a meeting had been called?

Read this quotation. i challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with great britain. . our corn will fetch its price in any market in europe. —thomas paine, common sense, 1776 one argument for independence in this quotation is that britain's taxes are too high. britain is isolating the colonies. the colonies do not need britain. britain is taking american property.

According to the biography of harriet tubman you read, what physical trauma did harriet tubman experience as a young girl? a.) she was repeatedly raped by an overseer.b.)she lost the use of her left leg after it became stuck in a cotton gin.c.)she was beaten within an inch of her life by a slaveholder which caused her to suffer from memory lapses later in life. d.)she was hit in the head with a 2-pound iron weight by an overseer, which caused her to suffer from narcolepsy later in life.