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Ch.16.HistoryVocSec2
Term | Definition |
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Huguenots | French Protestants. |
Henry IV | Huguenot prince that inherited the French throne in 1589. |
Cardina Richelieu | Chief minister of Louis XIII. |
Edict of Nantes | Granted Huguenots religious toleration and other freedoms. |
Louis XVI | Inherited throne in 1643 after Richelieu's death. |
Intendants | Royal officials who collected taxes, recruited soldiers, and carried out policies in the provinces. |
Jean-Baptiste Colbert | Imposed mercantilist policies to bolster the economy. |
Versailles | Immense palace of Louis XVI. |
Levee | Rising. |
Balance of Power | Maintain a distribution of military and economic power among European nations. |