Iam a huge state. in fact, people like to say we do everything big here. i share a border with another nation, four states, and a large body of water. what state am i?

From this information. It sounds like you're... Michigan?

This furthered the power of a monarch because it ensured that the king or queen did not get their power from the people, and therefore the people had not control or say over the monarchs rule. The Enlightenment and its ideals of liberty greatly impacted the ability of absolute monarchs to continue to rule as they had.