HIS263Y1 Lecture : Lecture
Document Summary
The royal takeover 1663 brings about dramatic political and economic change in new france. Clash of empires epic struggle between france and britain. 1661 louis xiv rises to the throne of france an absolutist monarch a desire to concentrate all authority in the hands of one individual to exert absolute power governs till 1715. They seek to transform new france into a regular french province. Export the governmental systems and economic systems to new france. Manifests itself in the royal takeover of 1663 key event in this course. Settlement french encouraged to immigrate to new france. New france became scattered because of these simultaneous changes. God rules over earth monarchs rule over subjects. However, louis and colbert are removed in the exportation of the system and are replaced by people in the colony itself. Usually military officer and of noble birth almost always born in france technically the supreme authority in france responsible for military and diplomatic affairs.
