For which of the following reasons did absolutism become a widely-practiced political theory in the 17th century? Select all that apply.


a desire for order after the chaos and war of the previous century


public distrust of the constitutional monarchy in England


public distrust of the republican governance in the Dutch Republic


growing public concern about brigands and criminals that required a strong centralized government to control


the desire of the lower classes to be responsible directly to the king rather than to local lords