discuss the economic causes of the French revolution
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Economic - As a result of a numerous wars waged by Louis XVI the State coffers were empty. The situation was made even more complex by France’s involvement in the American War of Independence and the faulty system of taxation. While the privileged classes were excused from paying taxes the Third Estate was more and more burdened with them.
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Answer: Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France. To meet its regular expenses such as cost of maintaining the army, the court, running the government universities or schools, etc, the state was forced to increase its taxes.
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