The Life Of Louis
Louis XVI ordered all that these be repaid.
What is debt from foreign countries?
Voltaire advocated for this, the willingness for freedom of religion.
What is religious toleration?
France was in trouble due to lending this nation money to fight a War of Independence.
What is America?
Only the wealthier population received this.
What are profits from tax collection?
This Estate was made up of members of the clergy and the church officials.
What is the Second Estate?
Louis XVI sent this minister to intimidate the parlement.
Who is the Minister for Justice?
This book contained the ideas of many Philosophes including Rousseau, Voltaire and Montesquieu. It was banned in France by the Church.
What is the Encyclopédie?
Instead of raising taxes, Necker did this.
What is borrow money?
This man was fired after suggesting financial reform to Louis XVI which included cutting spending for the rich.
Who is Turgot?
The King had was able to create laws and rule over France because of this supposed right from God.
What is divine right?
In France under Louis the XVI, there was no right to this judicial process that we do practice today.
What is the right to trial?
Brienne introduced this reform that Voltaire advocated for during the Enlightenment.
What is religious tolerance?
The group of nobles who supported the revolution were known by this title.
What is The Society of Thirty?
Calonne realised that the tax exempt status of this institution was not sustainable for France's economy.
What is the Church?
This book was ordered to be burned by the Pope and the Church said readers would face eternal damnation.
What is the Encyclopedie?
Louis the XVI did this in order to repress any negative criticism of him.
What is censorship of the press?
The new Enlightenment-inspired laws in American were partly aimed on avoiding this, absolute power being exercised in a cruel and oppressive way.
What is despotism?
Prior to the revolution, 99% of the population were working class, but instead we would use this term appropriate for the historical context.
What are commoners?
Calonne proposed that members of nobility would come together in order to make his financial reforms the law. The group that gathered were known as this.
What is the Assembly of Notables?
In order to offset his new tax plan, Calonne proposed that the Church might do this.
What is sell off large properties for the benefit of the state?
Louis XVI tried to assert absolute power over the Parlement, attempting to use this term which would force the tax legislation through.
What is the lit de justice?
The Enlightenment was seen as a threat to this institution in France as it encouraged freedom of religion.
What is The Catholic Church?
The third estate had to pay this kind of tax in order to vote.
What is a poll tax?
France spent this many livres on the American War.
What is 227 million?
The First and Second estates were exempt from paying these kinds of taxes to the church.
What is the tithe?