According to the variant of modernization theory presented in Chapter 6, why did England develop a limited form of government in early modern Europe, whereas France developed an absolutist and autocratic form of government?
A) England did not have a revolution, whereas France did.
B) The English king relied on his citizens more for revenue than the French king did.
C) The French king was involved in more wars than the English king.
D) The English king had to negotiate with a new type of economic elite (who possessed mobile assets), and the French king did not.

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According to the modernization theory presented in Chapter 6, England developed a limited form of government because the English king had to negotiate with a new type of economic elite who possessed mobile assets, such as merchants and bankers. This economic elite had the power and influence to challenge the monarchy and demand certain rights and freedoms, such as representation in government. In contrast, the French king did not have to negotiate with this type of economic elite, which allowed him to maintain an absolutist and autocratic form of government.

According to the Variant of Modernization Theory Presented in Chapter