france 1774 - 1795
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è stato aggiornato: 13 dic 2019
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Louis XVI executed
(21st January, 1793)France joins the American War of Independence
as American ally, in hopes to gain trade deals.The Storming
of the Bastille
(July 14th, 1789)The Tennis
Court OathThe suspensive veto
against Louis XVI to
limit his power in
government (10th
September, 1789)Marie Antoinette
Executed (16th
October, 1793)Periodi
The Reign of Louis XVITurgot hired to
manage royal
finances. Ended
price controls,
abolished craft
guilds and
proposed
a new property
tax, which
resulted in his
dismissal.Necker hired to fix French economy
and reform royal expenditure. Issued
the first public royal finance report for
"transparency" but caused backlash
due to the excessive personal royal
expenditure of Louis and Marie.Calonne hired to maintain royal
finances. Bankrupted France due to
lavish overspending in an attempt to
restore faith in the French monarchy
and earn loans from other countries.Necker
reappointed
as population
saw him as
France's best
finance
minister,
despite the
fact his
figures were
doctored.American War of IndependenceThe TerrorThe formation and dissolution
of the Etats Généraux
(24th January - 20th June, 1789)
`The development of the
National Constituent Assembly.
Formed as a voice for the lower classes.
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