The Absolutist Policies of the Minister Colbert in New France

question 55

Multiple Choice

The absolutist policies of the minister Colbert in New France

• A) aimed to undermine the power of great landowners.
• B) led to his arguing against the creation of Louisiana as a slave colony.
• C) were designed to create one of the first utopian societies.
• D) made peasant acquisition of land a simple process.
• E) intended to limit growth of the "Upper Country" by controlling the emigration of French settlers.

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