Final

Question 1

Louis XVI

Answer 1

Son of Louis XV, married marie-Antoinette to strengthen alliance w/ Austria, debt grows because of France’s assistance to us during American Revolution. To raise money, Louis taxed first two estates- nobles refuse and bank stops sending money to Louis. Rebels find him trying to escape country during French Revolution, and behead him

Question 2

Elizabeth I

Answer 2

Sister of Mary Tudor (daughter of King Henry VIII); Protestant= in touch with english people. Strengthened Protestantism. Closest relative= Mary Stuart of Scotland; Mary Stuart and Phillip II of Spain plan to kill Elizabeth for a catholic ruler; Elizabeth kills Stuart and secretly supports seadogs

Question 3

Mary I (Bloody Mary)

Answer 3

Catholic daughter of King Henry VIII, tried to destroy Protestantism in England. Had more than 300,00 people burned at the stake.

Question 4

James I

Answer 4

Successor to Elizabeth I, believed divine right of kings, made enemies from his abrasive manner, absolutist beliefs, catholic concepts on Church of England, demands money to support lavish lifestyle

Question 5

Charles I

Answer 5

Son of James I

Question 6

Louis XIV

Answer 6

Caused Protestants to free francs by doing away with the edict of Nantes

Controlled the nobles by having them live at his palace

Put France in debt due to expensive lifestyle

“Lives through Fronde rebellions, worked to make the king’s power absolute, believed in the divine right of kings,built palace of Versailles, hired Jean-Baptiste Colbert to help run french economic affairs (France becomes leading economic power); persecuted hugenots for religious unity, reorganized/ increased size of french military. Went to war on belief of security, depended on natural borders.”