1. some absolute monarchs, such as louis xiv and peter the great, consolidated their power by

a. focusing mainly on artistic and literary achievement in their countries

b. weakening the nobility and taking control of most aspects of government

c. using enlightenment ideas to reform their societies

d. creating constitutions to protect rights of their citizens

2. the english bill of rights, drafted by the parliament, limited the power of the monarchy in all of the following ways except:

a. preventing the monarch from levying taxes without parliamentary approval

b. preventing the monarch from making military decisions without approval from the people

c. allowing parliament free speech

d. allowing citizens to petition the monarch about grievances

both include an amendment process.

here are some major conflicts i found. maybe pick one and do more research on it. (cause i ain't writing 6 paragraphs)

in 1877, the nez perce war took place.

1881 - president james garfield was assassinated.

1882 - the chinese exclusion act was passed.

1883 - a decision in the civil rights cases legalized racial segregation in the united states.

1887 - the dawes act was passed.

1893 - the panic of 1893 took place. (what a creative name)

and there are probably other topics you can find if you just search up "united states timeline," or "conflicts in the 19th century for america."

then once you find a topic you like find out how it affected the people of america and what not. (sorry if this feels a bit short changed, history was and never will be one of my strong topics)

increases in demand are shown by a shift to the right in the demand curve. this could be caused by a number of factors, including a rise in income, a rise in the price of a substitute or a fall in the price of a complement.

which the answer is:

b

opinion because one person might not like silk