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Financial Ministers Flashcards

1
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Did turbot achieve anything

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Reduced deficit and negotiated a low instead loan of 4% with Dutch bankers in 1776

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2
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How did turgot reduce deficit

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Cut Royal expenses
Demanded government departaments submit their expenditure for review
Removal and reduction of pensions

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Turgots six edicts

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TO tax ALL and grant every man the right to work without restriction, 4 edicts concerned suppressing dues and offices

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4
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Which of turgot’s edicts were met with the most reaction

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5TH: repressing guilds
6th: abolishing the corvée in favour of tax paid by land owners

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5
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How did Paris p react to six edicts

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2 remonstrances

But Louis pushed through with a lit de justice !!

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6
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So why didn’t six edicts go thru if there was a lit de justice

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He made enemies including Marie Antoine and was forced to send in resignation - edicts forgotten

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7
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Was necker the controller general

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No!!!!! DIRECTOR GENERAL

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8
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who were the controller generals? Who was THE director general !!

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Controller generals = turgot calonne Brianne

Director general - NECKER

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9
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Good things necker did

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Reduced corruption and targeted venality however it was traditionally venal officials who lent money whoops but he appointed salaried officials rather than Venals to run royal estates
Cut pensions and household
REMOVED VINTIENE

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10
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What was neckers big ol mistake

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Compte rendu!!!

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How many copies of compte rendu sold within a matter of weeks

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100,000 copies within in weeks

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Necker was determined not to raise taxes for war so what did he do

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Disguised frances high interest payments as normal expenditure so France appeared to be in a strong financial position

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13
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Compte rendu suggested how much surplus

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Tht France had a 10 million livres surplus instead of a deficit

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14
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How did calonne differ to turgot and necker

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More traditional and didn’t oppose ancien regime

Ready to support pensions and extravagant public spending

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15
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What did Louis think of calonne’s 1786 reform package

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Supported it!

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16
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What did 1786 reform package lead to

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Assembly of notables

17
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Why didn’t people like calonnr

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Calonne said nevker was wrong with his compte

18
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Why did people mistrust calonne

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Cos he didn’t like necker and every1 loved necker

Saw his as example of ministerial despotism

19
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How many people in assembly of notables

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144

20
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Who was head of assembly of notables

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Brianne

21
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Gd shit Brianne did

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Extended tolerance to protestants
Deregulated grain trade ( as calonne had planned to)
Turned corvée royale into a tax

22
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Who began idea of estates general

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The notables :-) ;-)

23
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Why were the poor pari p banished to troyesssss?!!!

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Demanding an estates general

Gathered at palaus royale home of duc dorleans, Lou’s left wing cus

24
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Louis agreed to have an estates general by what year

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1792

Even tho this was 1788

25
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What were the May edicts designed to do

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Hit at the power of the parlements in a last attempt to align old institutions and absolute monarchy

26
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May edicts themselves

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A new plenary court of nobles officiers magistrates APPOINTED BY KING
they’d have right to remonstrance tho
Number of judges in Paris p to be reduced

27
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How important were Paris p

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Very

Controlled 2/5 of franc e

28
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When people reacted badly to may edicts Louis

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Lit de justice

29
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How did people feel about Louis’ lit de justice with may edicts

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ANGRY

30
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How could u tell clergy were pissed with bri

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In June 1788, brienne’s demand for a enlarged don gratuit from clergy : only granted a quarter

31
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When was necker recalled

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25th August 1788

32
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Confidence in gov gone after may edicts and

A

Taxes unpaid

33
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Who influenced the appointment of Browne

A

Archbishop Loménie de Brianne helped ensure his advance

Marie

34
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How cld u tell clergy were real pissed with Brianne

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He was an archbishop so even his own turning against him by only paying a quarter of don grant

35
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When did Louis dismiss assembly of notables

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May 1787

36
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Why dismissing the notables not work out in Louis favour

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Because then then the parlements became more determined with its right to ‘speak for the nation’ and protect citizens fundamental rights against despotism

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