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France's fiscal crisis comes from absolute-monarchy war decisions, especially the Seven Years' War and sponsorship of the American Revolution, forcing the king to call the Estates General in 1789.
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Estates General
France's fiscal crisis comes from absolute-monarchy war decisions, especially the Seven Years' War and sponsorship of the American Revolution, forcing the king to call the Estates General in 1789.
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"absolute monarchy an absolute monarchy is one in which the king makes all the decisions he decides whether or not to go to war..."
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"the main economic political and military sponsor of the American Revolution in the revolution against the British and of course the Americans win this..."
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"...poor and the weak. He's a champion of the oppressed. The Estates General is organized, and he goes and becomes a representative. And as..."
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"...time. Necker will also become, okay. Around this time, as the Estates General is being called in order to raise more taxes from the..."
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