Title: What were the economic causes of the French Revolution? - Quora
Headings: What were the economic causes of the French Revolution?
What were the economic causes of the French Revolution?
Content: When entering the 1790s, just remained a right of fishing in Newfoundland, six Comptoirs in India, the west part of Hispaniola ( Saint Domingue now Haiti ) and of course present France. The Bourbons launched a new round of taxation of Paris when they decided to build the Fermiers Généraux’ wall around Paris
The bourgeoisie was able to accept new taxes but they requested a constitution, then everyone agreed to build a fiat money, the Assignat, based on the value of pre empted estate of the clergy ( the Bénédictins mainly had large subprofitable assets ) but the Assignat felt under hyper inflation. Things turned catastrophic because at that moment, european powers were embroiled in the dissolution of the Lituano Polish Republic
Louis XVI had his word to say on the matter since he was an offspring of Marija Leszczyńska but he never managed to go out of the country. Sponsored by Gundry MD
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Bob Hunter
, former Higher Education Programme Manager
Answered 1 year ago · Author has 3.7K answers and 417.5K answer views
There had been a series of very poor harvests over the previous years. There was famine and considerable rural hardship. A protest march by farmers to Paris initiated the revolt. 289 views
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Edward Franks
, former Managing Director (1993-2002)
Answered 2 years ago · Author has 70 answers and 15.2K answer views
I believe the main cause was a massive public debt caused by years of overspending by the government coupled with severe income inequality which created much resentment among the impoverished in the major cities. 296 views
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, lived in France
Answered 2 years ago
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