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French Revolution: Economy (Taxation (Tithe (!0th of income paid to…
French Revolution: Economy
Taxation
Tithe
!0th of income paid to church
Feudal Dues
Equivalent of rent for those who occupied and worked on a seigneur's land
Capitation Tax
Legitimately a tax for existing
Corvee
14 Days Unpaid Labour
Vingtieme Tax
War Time Tax
Gabelle
Direct Salt Tax
Taille
Land Tax
Inequality
Third Estate v. First and Second estates
Jobs
Third estate were paid too little for the amount of work
Third Estate mostly had unsavoury jobs
Prostitution, starvation etc. result of extreme division between estates
Taxation
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Third estate poorest estate but also carrying burden of all taxes
Nobility/Second Estate exempt from all taxes besides the vingtieme
Clergy/First estate exempt from all taxes except optional payment to king
Lower and Upper Clergy
Upper clergy were nobility
Powerful
Rich
Lower Clergy part of third estate
Poor
Powerless
Unable to move up the ranks as Nobility solely became upper clergy members
Finance Minister
Necker
Dismissed twice
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Used as scape goat for inicidents surrounding national assembly
Wanted to be in King Louix XVI's inner circle
Popular with the people
Riots and outcry when dismissed
Compte Rendu
Talked about France's current economic status
Essentially lied to the people
Calonne
Turgot
Brienne
Bankruptcy
Expenses from participating in American War of Independance
Expenses from Seven Years War with England
Lavish expenditure of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette
Remaining expenditure from King Louis XV