Louis XVI and France's Financial Crisis
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What privileges did the clergy and nobility enjoy by birth?

  • Feudal dues extracted from peasants
  • Exemption from paying taxes to the state (correct)
  • Ownership of 60 per cent of the land
  • Rendering services to the lord

    • Which group extracted feudal dues from peasants?

  • Nobles (correct)
  • Clergy
  • Third estate
  • Peasants

    • Which group extracted taxes called tithes from the peasants?

  • The state
  • Nobles
  • Peasants themselves
  • Church (correct)

    • What type of taxes were levied on articles of everyday consumption like salt or tobacco?

    <p>Indirect tax</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who bore the burden of financing state activities through taxes?

    <p>Third estate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the unit of currency in France before it was discontinued in 1794?

    <p>Livre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main financial challenge faced by Louis XVI when he ascended the throne of France?

    <p>Empty treasury due to long years of war</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the French government try to cope with the increasing budget due to interest payments?

    <p>Increasing taxes on the third estate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage interest were lenders charging the French government on loans during Louis XVI's reign?

    <p>10%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group in French society bore the burden of paying taxes in the eighteenth century?

    <p>Third estate members</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is commonly used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789?

    <p>Old Regime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the French population did peasants make up in the eighteenth century?

    <p>90%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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