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What added to the financial woes of France during Louis XVI's reign?
What added to the financial woes of France during Louis XVI's reign?
- Successful trade agreements
- Maintaining an extravagant court at Versailles (correct)
- Implementing austerity measures
- Reducing the size of the military
What major issue did Louis XVI face upon ascending the throne of France in 1774?
What major issue did Louis XVI face upon ascending the throne of France in 1774?
- Excessive taxation
- Overwhelming military conquests
- Empty treasury (correct)
- Political unrest
Why did lenders start charging 10 per cent interest on loans to the French government?
Why did lenders start charging 10 per cent interest on loans to the French government?
- To counter inflation
- To encourage economic growth
- To support the war efforts
- Due to the state's financial strain (correct)
Why was the French government forced to increase taxes during Louis XVI's reign?
Why was the French government forced to increase taxes during Louis XVI's reign?
Which social group bore the burden of paying taxes in French society during the eighteenth century?
Which social group bore the burden of paying taxes in French society during the eighteenth century?
What does the term 'Old Regime' refer to?
What does the term 'Old Regime' refer to?
What percentage of the land was owned by nobles, the Church, and other richer members of the third estate?
What percentage of the land was owned by nobles, the Church, and other richer members of the third estate?
What privileges did the clergy and nobility enjoy by birth?
What privileges did the clergy and nobility enjoy by birth?
What were some of the feudal privileges enjoyed by the nobles?
What were some of the feudal privileges enjoyed by the nobles?
What was the Church's way of extracting taxes from peasants?
What was the Church's way of extracting taxes from peasants?
What were some of the taxes that all members of the third estate had to pay to the state?
What were some of the taxes that all members of the third estate had to pay to the state?
Who bore the burden of financing state activities through taxes?
Who bore the burden of financing state activities through taxes?
