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Strengths: One strength was the patriotism of their people. Many colonists willingly gave their lives to defend their liberty, homes, children, families, and friends. Without this strong support, the American war effort would have crumbled in just a few months.
Weaknesses: They lacked gunpowder, rifles, food, and clothing. Some men had only spears or axes for weapons. organized, untrained army and a small navy. Their weaknesses were far more obvious than their strengths
Answer: it meant the author of the text believed that the royal power should be absolute and that the King need not render any account of his actions.
Explanation: The author (Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet,) wrote that kings and queens should have absolute power and make all of the decisions because if they don't then they couldn't do any good or avert evil, but the glorious revolution convinced people that the monarchy shouldn't have all the power.
He went on to make comparison between God and the monarchy saying "As all perfection and all strength are united in God, so all the power of individuals is united in the person of the prince." Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time.
