MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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An annual direct tax, usually on land and property
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taille
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conservatism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -taille, the most important direct tax of the pre-Revolutionary monarchy in France. Its unequal distribution, with clergy and nobles exempt, made it one of the hated institutions of the ancien régime. The taille originated in the early Middle Ages as an arbitrary exaction from peasants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The taille (French pronunciation: [taj]) was a direct land tax on the French peasantry and non-nobles in Ancien Régime France. The tax was imposed on each household and was based on how much land it held, and was directly paid to the state.
Detailed explanation-3: -The taille, a direct land tax on the peasantry and non-nobles, became a major source of royal income.
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