HIS263Y1 Lecture : september 30
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The royal takeover and the clash of empires. The royal takeover, 1663: political and economic transformation of new france. Jean baptiste colbert- minister of the marine-louis xiv"s right hand man: sought to transform new france into a french province, objectives: 1. ) French imperial authorities were interested in promoting settlement. at the top of this structure was louis xiv and the key ideological justification that allowed him to occupy the position was the divine right of kings-notion that political power stems from god himself. beneath the chain of command is colbert. louis xiv and colbert were removed from authority on a day-to-day basis: governor-military officer and someone of noble birth (top of the colonial hierarchy, supreme authority within new france, responsible for military and diplomatic affairs www. notesolution. com. skinny plots of land 20 times as long as those of old france. talon declared that those who were entitled to the land had to be present.
