MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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97% of the population had no voice in society.
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The queen was spending all the tax money.
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The lowest/poorest segment was taxed the hardest while the upper paid little to no taxes.
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Everyone was paying tithes to the church
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Detailed explanation-1: -French involvement in the Seven Years’ War and the American War of Independence added substantially to the state’s debts. Jacques Necker, finance minister from 1777 and 1781, had largely funded France’s war effort through loans. As a result the state debt ballooned to between 8 and 12 billion livres by 1789.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why were those citizens in France who sleast able to pay taxes burdened with the most taxes? Those who were able to work payed taxes for those who didn’t work.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the 1700s, France accumulated significant debts under the reigns of King Louis XV and King Louis XVI. The combination of wars, significant financial support of America in the Revolutionary War and lavish government spending were key drivers of the deficit.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Estate System placed people into groups based on birth and was known as the Ancien Regime. The First Estate was made up of the clergy who led the Catholic church. They were the smallest group and paid no taxes.