Question

explain french society during the late eighteenth century

Answer 1

In 1774, Louis XVI (Louis 16th) (Full name: Louis Auguste de France)of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France. He was 20 years old and married to the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette. Upon his accession the new king found an empty treasury. Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France. Added to this was the cost of maintaining an extravagant court at the immense palace of Versailles. Under Louis 16th, France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from the common enemy, Britain. The war added more than a billion livres (Unit of currency in France discontinued in 1794) to a debt that had already risen to more than 2 billion livres. Lenders who gave the state credit, now began to charge 10 %  interest on loans. So the French government was obliged to spend an increasing percentage of its budget on interest payments alone. 

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

The system of estates in French society :

Peasants made up about 90 per cent of the population. However,

only a small number of them owned the land they cultivated. About

60 per cent of the land was owned by nobles, the Church and other

richer members of the third estate. The members of the first two

estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by

birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to

the state. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included

feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants. Peasants were obliged to render services to the lord ñ to work in his house and fields ñ to serve in the army or to participate in building roads.

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