english
Approximately, how much did it take to build the Versailles?
$100 million
The Act of Union united:
England and Scotland constitutionally
In the seventeenth century Caribbean colonies were more important because of the (, , , ) located there.
Sugar
The Long Parliament passed the _____, which called for Parliament to meet at least once every three years.
Triennial Act
Henry IV
began Bourbon dynasty
Henry VII
first Tudor king
The Dutch War lasted from 1672 to:
1678
Maximilian de Bethune
Duke of Sully
Founded in 1600, the _____ gave effective mercantile organization to England's enterprises in India.
East India Company
The first Navigation Act in England required that all colonial exports be carried in ___________ ships.
English
Admiral Howard
English commander against Spanish Armada
Sir Francis Drake
English pirate
The French legislative body was known as the:
Estates General
Control of the Ohio valley was the issue of the:
French and Indian War
The English and French colonial rivalry climaxed with the:
French and Indian War
The Gunpowder Plot was led by:
Guy Fawkes
The eastern country in which both France and England were interested was:
India
England's first and only constitution is known as the ___________ of Government.
Instrument
England and France both wanted to break up the monopoly of the Mediterranean trade that was controlled by which country?
Italy
Established in 1607, what was the first permanent English colony?
Jamestown
John Cabot, an Italian sailor, was sent by Henry VII to the new world. What was he seeking?
Northwest Passage
Parliament voted tunnage and poundage as a means of income for only one year because
Parliament distrusted Charles.
Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who suppressed the Puritans?
Richard Bancroft
In searching for a sea route to the East, England first tried to find a route around _____.
Russia
Who was the first Englishmen to sail around the world?
Sir Francis Drake
Which was NOT a method Charles used to raise money?
Sold kingdom land
France was established as the strongest nation in Europe as a result of the:
Thirty Years' war
(true or false) One of the features of mercantilism is the acquisition of more gold and silver.
True
The War of Devotion was also known as the _____.
War of the Spanish Netherlands
Two important developments of Charles II's reign included:
Whig Party and Tory Party, Habeas Corpus Act
Henry III
assassinated in 1589
Causes of the Fronde included:
decline in grain prices, discontent of provincial governors and officeholders encouraged by English civil wars, bad harvests
The English took colonies from the _______________ and later re-named them New York and New Jersey.
dutch
(true or false) Both Louis XV and Louis XVI enjoyed absolute power.
false
(true or false) Louis XIV did not believe in the divine right of kings
false
(true or false) The Commonwealth was supported by Ireland, but not by Scotland.
false
(true or false) The Test Act and Disabling Act required officeholders to be practicing Catholics.
false
When you export more goods than you import, you are said to have a(n) ____________ balance of trade.
favorable
What gold was to Spain, ______ was/were to France.
fur
Edict of Nantes
granted freedom of worship and political rights to Huguenots
Royal officials who were directly responsible to the king were called ____________
intendants
Philip II
king of Spain
taille
land tax on the peasantry
By accepting the Petition of Right, Charles I agreed to:
no one could be imprisoned without trial, no taxation without Parliament consent, no soldiers would be quartered in homes in peacetime
Charles I was supported by__________ England.
north and western
William Cecil
prime minister
Established in 1608, what was the first permanent French settlement?
quebec
The French settlements were ________ than the English settlements.
smaller
Parliament was supported by ____________ England.
southern and eastern
Elizabeth I
stabilized English government
The three issues of the English civil wars included:
supremacy of king or Parliament, new economic groups wanted role in government, national church or freedom for several Protestant groups
paulette
tax on the offices of state
One reform wanted by the Puritans and allowed by James I was:
the King James translation of the Bible
Richelieu's two goals were:
to make France supreme in Europe, to make the king all powerful in France
(true or false) Cromwell's government failed because it never had support of the majority of England.
true
(true or false) England became a republic after the death of Charles.
true
(true or false) France was brought to bankruptcy by war and extravagance.
true
(true or false) Louis persecuted the Huguenots.
true
(true or false) The second Navigation Act required that exports go to England first before continental ports.
true
Three reasons Philip II sent the Spanish Armada include:
wanted to stop English interference with Spain's New World trade, resented English intervention and aid to the Netherlands, wanted to return England to the Catholic Church