louis

Question 1

what year did he ascend throne

Answer 1

1774

Question 2

how old was louis when he ascended the throne

Answer 2

20

Question 3

marie antoinette from where

Answer 3

austria

Question 4

nicknames of marie antoinette

Answer 4

madame dEficit

L’autrichienne

Question 5

monarch had divine?

Answer 5

divine right, ordained power given by god

Question 6

term for king ordering imprisonement of someone without trial immoral

Answer 6

lettre de cachet

Question 7

problem with job in gov under louis and in administration

Answer 7

confusion as many roles overlapped

Question 8

what did louis’ grandfather, his royal predecessor do that louis reversed showing he aint that bad

Answer 8

l’s grandad tried to abolish parlements but louis restored them

Question 9

population growth cldnt be mainted by

Answer 9

amount of food being grown and harvested

Question 10

how many different units of measure were there in france before 1789

Answer 10

25,000

traders took advantage of this for fraud when trading

Question 11

1780s decline in what industry bcos of whom

Answer 11

textile industry

britain

Question 12

1780s brit v france textile

Answer 12

in 1789 brit had 200 cotton mills while France had 8

Question 13

1764 debt

Answer 13

2.3 billion livres

Question 14

who did louis first apppoint as controller-general (finance minister)

Answer 14

TURGOT

Question 15

4 good things turgot did

Answer 15

told L to stop being so lavish and cut royal expenses
reduction of pensions
reduced defecit
negotiated low-interest loan of 4% with Dutch bankers in 1776

Question 16

edicts thing turgot was not able to do

Answer 16

his six edicts
paris parlement met them with 2 remonstrances
lit de justice
made ppl super mad he had to resign

Question 17

what did the six edicts consist of

Answer 17

taxing everyone and everyman the right to work without restriction
land tax over indirect taxes
establish free trade but cldnt cos of flour wars 1775

Question 18

why were six edicts of turgot rejected

Answer 18

one suppressed gulds which urban workers liked having ppl didnt want corvee abolished in favour of land tax probs rich

Question 19

order of finance ministers

Answer 19

turgot, necker then calonne then necker (?) again i think

Question 20

weird lie that necker did

Answer 20

compte rendu

Question 21

what was the compte rendu

Answer 21

budget statement of france

Question 22

within weeks how many copies of the compte rendu were circulating

Answer 22

100,000

Question 23

how many livres did compte rendu suggest france had

Answer 23

10 million livres surplus

disguised the enormous debt

Question 24

1715
1764 debt for each year
1783

Answer 24

1715=2bill
1764=2.3bill
1783=3.3billion

louis ascended thron ein 1774

Question 25

american revolution cost france

Answer 25

1066 million livres overall

Question 26

calonne more vigilant abt what tax which made him unpopular

Answer 26

land tax

and replacing corvee with land tax