Question

What were the problems faced by louis 16 when he ascended the throne?

Answer 1

ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʟᴏᴜɪs xᴠɪ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴀsᴄᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ 1774 :

ɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀʏ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ᴀs ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʀғᴀʀᴇ .

ɪɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴅᴇʙᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛs ᴏғ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴠᴀɢᴀɴᴛ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴠᴇʀsᴀɪʟʟᴇs .

ɪɪɪ) ғʀᴇɴᴄʜ ᴀɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʀ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʙʀɪᴛᴀɪɴ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʙᴛ.

ɪᴠ) ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ʙᴜᴅɢᴇᴛ ᴏɴ ᴅᴇʙᴛ ᴘᴀʏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀs ʟᴇɴᴅᴇʀs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀɢɪɴɢ 10 ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ᴏɴ ʟᴏᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.

ᴠ) ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀxᴇs ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ sᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴇʀɢʏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴇxᴇᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴀsᴀɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛ