USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The word livres stands for:
A
Unit of currency in France
B
Tax levied by the Church
C
Tax to be paid directly to the state
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -noun. ˈlēvrᵊ : an old French monetary unit equal to 20 sols. : a coin representing one livre.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: In the 18th century and before, livre was a currency in France. The word currency is derived from the Middle English term curraunt meaning in circulation. So, the currency is money in circulation, which is used as a medium of exchange.

Detailed explanation-3: -A unit of currency in France from 781 to 1794. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -assignat, paper bill issued in France as currency from 1789 to 1796, during the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -The franc (/fræŋk/, French: [fʁɑ̃] ( listen); sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the French franc (FF), was a currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money.

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