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Who was the royal director-general of finances in France in 1781?
Who was the royal director-general of finances in France in 1781?
- Louis XVI
- Charles Alexandre de Calonne
- Swis banker
- Jacques Necker (correct)
What worsened the financial problems of Louis XVI’s government in 1781?
What worsened the financial problems of Louis XVI’s government in 1781?
- France’s successful intervention on behalf of the American colonists (correct)
- The monarchy's lack of financial improvement plan
- A surplus in the budget
- Necker's financial sleight of hand
What did Necker argue in his 1781 public report?
What did Necker argue in his 1781 public report?
- The American war had no impact on French finances
- The sources of revenues had increased
- If the expenditures for the American war were removed, the budget was in surplus (correct)
- France's financial difficulties were insurmountable
What led to Necker leaving office?
What led to Necker leaving office?
What made it more difficult for government officials to claim a real need to raise new taxes?
What made it more difficult for government officials to claim a real need to raise new taxes?
Who was the minister of finance in France by 1786?
Who was the minister of finance in France by 1786?
Who proposed to transform the corvée into money payments?
Who proposed to transform the corvée into money payments?
What did Calonne want to introduce for all landowners regardless of their social status?
What did Calonne want to introduce for all landowners regardless of their social status?
Who adamantly refused to support Calonne's plan in February 1787?
Who adamantly refused to support Calonne's plan in February 1787?
Who was called for the reappointment instead of Calonne?
Who was called for the reappointment instead of Calonne?
Who replaced Calonne as the chief opponent at the Assembly of Notables?
Who replaced Calonne as the chief opponent at the Assembly of Notables?
Who took the new position that only the Estates General could authorize the tax?
Who took the new position that only the Estates General could authorize the tax?
Who appealed to the Assembly of the Clergy for a large subsidy to fund the debt?
Who appealed to the Assembly of the Clergy for a large subsidy to fund the debt?
Who refused to extend necessary short-term credit to the government in the summer of 1788?
Who refused to extend necessary short-term credit to the government in the summer of 1788?
Who agreed to convoke the Estates General in July 1788?
Who agreed to convoke the Estates General in July 1788?
Who replaced Étienne Charles Loménie de Brienne after his resignation?
Who replaced Étienne Charles Loménie de Brienne after his resignation?
Who were making demands to restore their privileges enjoyed during the early seventeenth century?
Who were making demands to restore their privileges enjoyed during the early seventeenth century?
Who determined the conflicts that emerged from summoning the Estates General?
Who determined the conflicts that emerged from summoning the Estates General?
