How did Industry add to the Start of the French Revolution?
Hello again! This post is about the problems in the French industry.
Partly because people couldn't afford to buy things, there was a huge financial crisis. The government were taxing common people regularly and paying half their money to cover debts that Louis had inherited (sigh) . The Seven Years's war had drained the treasury, as well as the participation in the American Revolution. Louis puts Charles de Calonne in charge of finance, who generally made a mess of his job. France were spending more than they were receiving from taxes. France had clearly seen the problem, but were far too deep in it to fix it. 46,000 were unemployed in Amiens.
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