Thursday march 28

[3rd Trey]

French revolution. there are 4 main causes of revolution debt taxation issues failure of reform famine. Debt the debt of france gavernment was around 8 to 12 billion louis XVI spent a lot of money on very luxiourious things instead of being responsible also they still had war debts form the 7 year war. much of their debt was compiled because they werent exploring like england england was able to use the colonies as a steady source of income france had not completly bouth into mercantilism . Taxation france at this time was hevaly involved in trading however to be great trading country you cannot have high tariifs so you need to tax heavy. some french economists stated that the nobles should be included in taxes this plan back fired as peasents had to pay even more. famine crop failure didnt help supply and demand with bread got to the point where peasents the crwonwanted them to die. Guitine The condemed person would have body locked into the machine with neck under blade the would drop the blade onto the neck they used it in the 1980s. Marie Antoinette borin in austria married louis became queen of france 2 sons 2 doughters populer at the begining of her reign not at the end executed by the guillotine.