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Sect i o n 2
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France Under Louis XIV (textbook pp. 426–430)
A. Key Terms and Places
Answer the questions in Column I with the terms and places in Column II. Write
the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.
Column I
Column II
_____ 1. Where was Louis XIV’s elaborate palace located?
a. balance of power
_____ 2. Who were the royal officials who carried out
b. Edict of Nantes
Louis XIV’s policies in the provinces?
_____ 3. What was the distribution of power that prevented any
one nation from dominating Europe?
_____ 4. What name was given to the tragedy in which thou-
c. intendants
d. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
e. Versailles
sands of Huguenots were killed?
_____ 5. What was the proclamation that granted Huguenots
religious tolerance?
B. Main Ideas
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.
_____ 6. What was the result of Louis XIV’s persecution of Huguenots?
a. They rose against him in war.
b. They left France, causing a blow to the French economy.
c. The entire group was killed off.
d. They formed a new French state.
_____ 7. Which of the following did the government accomplish under Henry IV?
a. raising taxes
b. persecuting Huguenots
c. increasing nobles’ power
d. building the royal bureaucracy
_____ 8. What did Jean Baptiste Colbert do while finance minister for Louis XIV?
a. He reduced trade.
b. He boosted the economy.
c. He overturned mercantilist policies.
d. He refused to finance wars.
_____ 9. What was the effect of Louis XIV’s reign on the French army?
a. It became the strongest in Europe. c. It lost many wars.
b. It became the weakest in Europe. d. It ceased to exist.
_____10. What was Cardinal Richelieu’s chief goal?
c. to destroy the nobles’ and Huguenots’ power
d. to increase French influence abroad
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a. to become king
b. to increase French wealth
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