WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Before the revolution, nobles and clergy did not pay
A
social dues
B
for soap
C
for food
D
taxes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The third estate (traders, artisans and peasants) Complete answer: The first and second estate were exempted from paying taxes, while the third estate paid disproportionately large taxes.

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.

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