The Only State That Broke with the Pattern of King-Army-Taxes

question 41

Multiple Choice

The only state that broke with the pattern of king-army-taxes as the key to the creation of a centralized state was

• A) Britain
• B) the Dutch Republic
• C) France
• D) Prussia
• E) Spain

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