Quiz on Unit 3 review (1648-1815)

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Jean Colbert, king Louis 14th’s finance minister implemented mercantilist policies to reduce France’s debt, improve domestic industry, expand colonial holdings, and created a favorable balance of trade. King Louis 14 wars undid these improvement

The intendant system Partition of Poland Divine Right of Kings Jean Colbert's mercantilist policies

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Parliaments army in the English civl war led by Oliver Cromwell

Triennial Act (1641) New Model Army English Civil War (1642-1649) Mercantilism

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Military impact of balance of power wars

Nations who expanded their military found themselves on the winning side of balance of power. Started an arms race as France, Sweden and others rapidly expanded their military after the 30 years war Divine right to rule, conflicts with parliament over money needed to put down rebellions, and conflict with puritans over religion. King Charles I married a catholic. Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent Monarchs consolidating all state power under themselves in order to advance the needs of their own state

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Included provisions for parliament, not the monarch to levy taxes. Stipulated that when parliament made a law, it couldn't be overturned by the monarch

English Bill of Rights (1689) Peter the great's cultural reforms Absolutism “I am the state”

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Hugenots flee France

Hundreds of thousands fled, robbing France of its healthy merchant class The republic in England established by Oliver Cromwell, though in reality, it was a military dictatorship Held on to power at all costs and didn't give people the rights he had promised them After the peace of Westphalia, wars were fought to maintain the balance of power instead of over religion

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

The fronde

Rebellion of French nobles against cardinal mazarin, who was consolidating state power and taking away from the nobles. The Fronde threw France into chaos and cardinal mazarin eventually prevailed. The people realized they needed strong king

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Absolutism causes

Divine right to rule, conflicts with parliament over money needed to put down rebellions, and conflict with puritans over religion. King Charles I married a catholic.

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

The intendant system

King Louis the 14th sent representatives of himself to implement his policies across France. Undermined the authority of local governors and the nobility

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Absolutism

Monarchs consolidating all state power under themselves in order to advance the needs of their own state

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

“I am the state”

King Louis the 14th relocated many nobles to his palace at Versailles where he could keep an eye on them and demand their loyalty.

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Jean Colbert, king Louis 14th’s finance minister implemented mercantilist policies to reduce France’s debt, improve domestic industry, expand colonial holdings, and created a favorable balance of trade. King Louis 14 wars undid these improvement

Parliaments army in the English civl war led by Oliver Cromwell

Military impact of balance of power wars

Included provisions for parliament, not the monarch to levy taxes. Stipulated that when parliament made a law, it couldn't be overturned by the monarch

Hugenots flee France

Section 2: True/false questions

The fronde

Rebellion of French nobles against cardinal mazarin, who was consolidating state power and taking away from the nobles. The Fronde threw France into chaos and cardinal mazarin eventually prevailed. The people realized they needed strong king

Absolutism causes

Divine right to rule, conflicts with parliament over money needed to put down rebellions, and conflict with puritans over religion. King Charles I married a catholic.

The intendant system

King Louis the 14th sent representatives of himself to implement his policies across France. Undermined the authority of local governors and the nobility

Absolutism

Monarchs consolidating all state power under themselves in order to advance the needs of their own state

“I am the state”

King Louis the 14th relocated many nobles to his palace at Versailles where he could keep an eye on them and demand their loyalty.

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