French Revolution Step Up - Economics of the Ancien Regime

Two major issues with the 36 ​ (a)   and 39 ​ (b)   were the overlapping of ​ (c)   and the ​ (d)   of law and taxation

• Generalites
• Provinces
• Jurisdictions
• non-uniformity
• Sensationalism
• Absolutism
• Regions

Which French War in the 1700s was most responsible for the loss of colonial resources and foreign revenue?

• Austrian War of Succession

• Seven Years War

• American War of Independence

• War of the Flowers

Match the following taxes with their description

• War tax

• Gabelle

• Unpaid labour by 3rd Estate to seigneurs

• Taille

• Salt Tax

• Tithe

• Land Tax

• Vingtieme

• Tax paid to the Church

• Corvee

How much was the Vingtieme?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

Who paid the Vingtieme?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

How much was the Tithe?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

Who paid the Tithe?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

The tax on transported trade goods was called the:

• Ville Franche

• Noblesse de Robe

• Pays d'etat

• Octrois

Which of the following were consequences of the Octrois?

• Goods were taxed more based on their distance transported

• Transported goods had raised prices

• Discouraged national/inter-regional trade

• Discouraged high volume production - remained local

Which of the following were true of the tax collection system?

• Most tax collectors bought their position (venal office)

• Independent collectors return a quota and keep the rest

• No centralised record of collectors and quotas

• Arbitrary and inconsistent taxation rates