6. what did Louis try to follow to improve royal finances?
stop giving Marie-Antoinette so much money
less strict taxations
a policy of return
a better government and laws that were set
7. what did tax farming reduce?
poverty
Crown's income
taxation
how much Farmer Generals had to pay
8. what was the vingtieme?
tax payable by everyone (except clergy- paid don gratuit); 2nd estate's payements varied depending on rank, status, occupation and property; contained 22 different tax classes
tax of 5% of earnings from land, property, commerce, industry and official offices - All but clergy have to pay
tax on property and income of the third- estate; consisted of Taille personnelle and taille reelle
9. how much did the Seven Years' war (1756-63) cost?
1.8 billion livres
2.3 million livres
1 billion livres
36 thousand livres
10. why was tax collection chaotic and incomplete?
poverty
tax farming
regional differences
crown's income
11. who grew rich from slave trade and the import of cotton, indigo, coffee and sugar?
slaves
the monarche
merchants
nobles
12. when did France improve its agricultural techniques, such as crop rotation and the use of fertilisers?
1762
1770's
1778
1780's
13. where did most of the royal income come from?
war
selling goods to other countries
taxation
other countries
14. how much did the war of Austrian succession (1740-48) cost?
1 billion livres
200 million livres
950 million livres
1.8 billion livres
15. how many different units of measure were there in france before 1789?
3500
25,000
2
965,000
16. what year was Louis' biggest problem money?
1769
1778
1774
1782
17. what was the Capitation?
tax on property and income of the third- estate; consisted of Taille personnelle and taille reelle
tax payable by everyone (except clergy- paid don gratuit); 2nd estate's payements varied depending on rank, status, occupation and property; contained 22 different tax classes
tax of 5% of earnings from land, property, commerce, industry and official offices - All but clergy have to pay
18. who was the minister responsible for royal finances?
Controller - General
Noblesse de court
the king himself
19. when was the poor harvests and bed wwinters which depressed peasants incomes?