Louis XIV<span> formally revoked the Edict of Nantes and deprived the </span>French Protestants<span> of all religious and civil liberties. Within a few years, more than 400,000 persecuted </span>Huguenots<span> emigrated—to England, Prussia, Holland, and America—depriving France of its most industrious commercial class.</span>
The answer is B pretty sure
Extreme conditions made it hard to establish routes connecting various region.
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a. Setting interest rates and acting as a lender to banks
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