MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the extravagant lifestyle at Versailles.
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a series of good harvests which created a surplus of grain.
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money spent helping the Americans during the American Revolution.
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the inequitable system of taxation in France.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The main cause of France? s financial crisis of the 1780s was the very expensive wars France fought during the 1700s. For most of the 1700s, France was at war with most of Europe and overseas in the Americas.
Detailed explanation-2: -People were split into three estates: the first, second, and third, the first being the wealthiest. Political, economic, and social situations were what contributed to people’s desire for change. The three main, or biggest causes of the French Revolution, were taxes, inequality, and lack of reform.
Detailed explanation-3: -The source of France’s financial troubles was war. War was extremely expensive, and the fact that France needed a grand Navy fleet in order to stay in power, left them spending huge amounts of money and creating financial problems.