The French Revolution & Reorganization of France
Subject:
European History [1]
A. The Financial Crisis
• French debt 1788- mainly war debts (US revolution)
• Calonne's proposals – proposed to have tax without exemptions for anyone. King dismissed him.
• Loménie de Brienne- new finacial officer. Tried to push the same idea, nut also failed. Estated General wanted to control taxes but the king/brienne didn’t want them to bc it would be run by nobles.
• Louis 16 tried to replace the Estates general with a judicial branch but it led to the nobility "initiating revolution" 1788- in which the nobles stopped working,so Louis promiced to call the Estates General.
B. From Estates General to National Assembly