Ancien Regime revision Flashcards by Lewis Browne | Brainscape

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What was the name of the church tax?

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Tithe

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How much land did the Church own?

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5-10%

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Who got out of the Corvee Royale and how?

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Bourgeoisie - pay not to do it

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What was the Gabelle?

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Salt tax

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What was the Aides?

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Alcohol tax

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What was the Vingtieme?

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a tax on 20% of your income

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How many venal offices were there?

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70,000

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What was the biggest employer?

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Agriculture

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Town example of mercantile trading

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Marsailles
Toulon

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How much was the deficit in France?

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126 Million livres

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How much was the interest in France

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138 Million livres

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How much was the court expenses in France

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36 Million livres

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How much was the military in France

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165 Million livres

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Who was born into the nobility?

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Noblesse d’eppe

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Who were the venal nobles?

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Noblesse de robe

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What is venality?

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Buying your role into the nobility

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How many parlements were there?

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13

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What was the most important parlement?

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Paris parlement

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What power did the Paris parlement hold over Louis?

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Lit de justice

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How could Louis counter the lit de justice?

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Remonstrance (overturn)

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Who enforced royal authority?

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Intendants

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What was it called when areas negotiated how much tax they paid?

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Pays de tats

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What is the letter de catchet

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When you are able to arrest people without trial

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Who controlled finance?

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Controller general

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Who were the tax collectors?

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Ferme general

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What was a criticism of the ferme general?

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They skimmed money from the taxes they collected

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What is gratuity?

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When Louis gave gifts to people in Versailles

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What was the Tithe?

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Church tax

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What was the Salt Tax?

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Gabelle

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What was the alcohol tax?

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Aides

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