MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Louis XVI wanted to force aristocrats to pay taxes for the first time.
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Louis XVI hoped to convince the aristocrats to disband the Estates General.
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Louis XVI believed that the aristocrats were too influenced by the Enlightenment.
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Louis XVI argued that aristocrats should be more tolerant of the third estate.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following resulted in tensions between Louis XVI and French aristocrats before the French Revolution? Louis XVI wanted to force aristocrats to pay taxes for the first time.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1792 he was tried by the revolutionaries. The monarchy was formally abolished, and “Year I” of the French Republic was declared. Louis XVI died at the guillotine on 21 January 1793.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death.
Detailed explanation-4: -The causes of the French Revolution can be narrowed to five main factors: the Estate System, absolutism, Enlightenment ideas, food shortages, and the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-5: -Tax collectors were corrupt, so not all the taxes reached the state treasury. The people of France resented the fact that the King and Queen and the nobility lived in luxury, spending extravagantly despite the country’s problems. Bad weather conditions led to poor harvests and inflation in 1788 and 1789.