MercantilismQuestions532-534


 * Unit 2 Readings New Monarchs and the Rise of Nation States

pp.532-533 Mercantilism**

1. Who was appointed by Louis XIV to oversee his country’s fiancés?

2. In the 17th and 18th century it was assumed that a country’s power was dependent on its supply of gold. What were four mercantilistic policies that a country could pursue that would allow it to become wealthy and powerful?

3. What were the two most costly expenditures of the French state that undermined all the successful mercantilist policies after Colbert’s death?