USA HISTORY

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 French administration had taxes like Tithes (giving one-tenth of the agricultural produce to the Church) and Taille (tax to the State). They also levied taxes on salt and tobacco.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taille was a direct land tax. The tithe was calculated as the one-tenth part of something. Taille was imposed on each household based on how much land is held.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tax system in pre-revolutionary France largely exempted the nobles and the clergy from taxes. The tax burden therefore devolved to the peasants, wage-earners, and the professional and business classes, also known as the Third Estate.