What was an economic cause of the French revolution
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The French Revolution was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799 that led to a fullstop for monarchy. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793. The revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took power in November 1799.
ECONOMIC CAUSE OF FRENCH REVOLUTION:
* Several years war had drained the financial resources of France.
* Also It adds the cost of maintaining the immense palace of Versailles.
* France helped American colonies to gain their independence from their enemy.
* This war had added more than a billion livres into debt.
*Livres- The unit of currency in France.
* This had already risen to 2 billion livres.
* Lenders who have loan to French had increased the interest to 10% on loans.
* Because of this the French government was forced to spend an increasing percentage of its budget on interest payments.
* To maintain the cost of an army, the court, running government offices and universities(regular expenses) the french government was forced to increase the taxes.
* French society was divided into 3 estates and the 3rd estates of people like peasants, artisans, small peasants, landless labour and servants, big businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers are only forced to pay the taxes.
Hope my answer helps you :)
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Shobana
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Here is the answer:
The French Revolution was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799 that led to a fullstop for monarchy. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793. The revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took power in November 1799.
ECONOMIC CAUSE OF FRENCH REVOLUTION:
* Several years war had drained the financial resources of France.
* Also It adds the cost of maintaining the immense palace of Versailles.
* France helped American colonies to gain their independence from their enemy.
* This war had added more than a billion livres into debt.
*Livres- The unit of currency in France.
* This had already risen to 2 billion livres.
* Lenders who have loan to French had increased the interest to 10% on loans.
* Because of this the French government was forced to spend an increasing percentage of its budget on interest payments.
* To maintain the cost of an army, the court, running government offices and universities(regular expenses) the french government was forced to increase the taxes.
* French society was divided into 3 estates and the 3rd estates of people like peasants, artisans, small peasants, landless labour and servants, big businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers are only forced to pay the taxes.
Hope my answer helps you :)
Regards,
Shobana
^_^
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One economic cause of the French revolution was the government’s decision to raise taxes to pay its huge debts
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