USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The nobility’s main source of income was
A
feudal dues collected from peasants
B
government salaries
C
taxes on the income of artisans and merchants
D
tithes collected from church members
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For more conservative nobles, their main source of income was land. Wealthier nobles owned large estates and ran them as businesses. The main sources of income for these landed nobles were rents, feudal dues and the profits of agricultural production.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nobles further enjoyed privileges. These included feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Nobles also enjoyed feudal privileges which included feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taille was a royal tax collected by the state.

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