Corvée Labor in 18th Century France Quiz
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What was the Corvee in eighteenth century France?

  • A type of construction material used for roads
  • Tax exemption for the clergy and nobility
  • A form of cash payment to the royal government
  • Labour service demanded on royal highways (correct)

    • Who was responsible for paying tax to the royal government in pre-revolutionary France?

  • Privileged class
  • Third Estate (correct)
  • Clergy and nobility
  • Peasantry

    • What proportion of the French peasantry's income was exhausted to meet the revenue burden?

  • Two-thirds
  • Four-fifths (correct)
  • One-third
  • One-half

    • What did the owners of land on the side of the road have to provide for the construction of roads?

    <p>Transport for carrying earth, stones, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the status of the clergy and nobility in pre-revolutionary France in terms of taxes?

    <p>Immune from paying taxes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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