Question

how did louis XVI tried to impose new taxes?

Answer 1

under Louis, France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from Britain, this war added further to the debt

so the state was forced to increase it's taxes to meet it regular expenses

The church also extracted taxes called tithes. from peasants

All the members of the third estate also had to pay taxes to state, these included a direct tax, called taille

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. long years of war had drained the financial resources of France
2. added to this was the cost of maintaining extra vagent court at the immense place of Versailles.
3. under the rule of Louis XVI France helped 13 American colonies to gain their independence against the common enemy Britain.
4. the war added more than a billion livers to a dept had already rising 2 more than 2 billion livers.
5. lenders who gave the state credit now begin to charge 10% interest on the loans.
6. to meet the regular expenses such as the cost of maintaining the the Army the court running government and universities the state was forced to increase taxes.