AP Euro French Revolution
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European History [1]
1 French revolution - France - In debt - seven years war - american revolution - ? of annual federal budget went to pay for the debt - Rich nation, poor government - Extravagant, many wars - Aristocracy succeed in avoiding most taxation - Parlements - give nobles power - Louis XV (R 1715-1774) - Appoints Rene Maupeou - Chancellor - Destroys the parlements - Louis dies 1774 - Louis XVI (R 1774-1792) (grandson) - Undoes Maupeou?s work - For popularity reasons - institutes parlements - Bad idea - Aristocracy in Parlement use Enlightenment talk to further their ends - I) Finance ministers - 1 - Jacques Necker - 1781 - finances are not that bad - real problem are pensions - Leaves office voluntarily - 2 - Colonne - 1786