France AOS1 Bankruptcy and Reform (Week 3 Review)

Arrange Louis XVI's Finance Ministers chronologically

• Anne Roberts Turgot

• Jacques Necker (1)

• Charles Alexander de Calonne

• Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne

• Jean-François Joly de Fleury

In what year did Turgot provide Louis XVI advice to avoid bankruptcy?

• 1770

• 1774

• 1781

• 1786

Match the following wars with their dates

• 1775-1783

• 7 Years War

• 1756-163

• Austrian War of Succesion

• 1740-1748

• American War of Independence

The main French currency in the 18th Century was the (a)  

France's involvement in the American War of Independence was paid for with foreign loans equalling approximately ______ livres

• 563 million

• 800 million

• 1.1 billion

• 1.4 billion

The obtaining of foreign loans during this time was made possible by the ___________________

• DORMAC

• Cahiers de Doleances

• Compte Rendu

• Lettres de Cachet

The Compte Rendu was published by which finance minister in 1781?

• Turgot

• Necker

• Calonne

• Brienne

Which minister in 1786 presented the reforms titled "Plan for the Improvement of the Finances to King Louis XVI"?

• Turgot

• Necker

• Calonne

• Brienne

Which of the following reforms was NOT implemented by Necker?

• Abolition of 385 venal positions in tax and finance

• Abolition of 506 venal positions in the royal household

• Commissioning a census of collections and wastage

• Introducing taxes for the clergy and nobility

Which tax ended in 1786, three years after the end of the American War of Independence?

• Tithe

• Vingtieme

• Taille

• Capitation