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17 Cards in this Set
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Economic strength population growth |
Rapid growth from 1730s meant it had pop of 27 million by 1780s had 215tmil Bigger work force |
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Economic strength political unity |
France unifds politxallf stable gained from Spain's declining power |
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Economic strength land area |
France had lots of land for farming Price of agricultural goods fising with demand |
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Economic strength agricultural techniques |
France followed Britain Improved crop rotation and fertilisers Not common everywhere Poorers areas couldnt rotate crops |
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Economic strength commercial |
1715 1771 French commerce and increased nearly eightfold France second to Britain un trade Major trading power |
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Economic strength colonial trade |
Trade with colonies advanced Marseille boomed on trade with west indies Bordeaux thrived in handling goods from Spain |
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Economic strength transport |
Improving 1000km Paris and tealose Took 15 days by 1870s took 8 days quality of French roads corvee royale |
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Economic strength industrial production |
Doubled between 1715 and 1772 mining and textiles Merchandisation introduced Few factories |
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Economic strength banking in Paris |
Paris France centre of banking The raisse deseompte was founded 1776 ro discount bull is exchange Helped to discount Bill's of exchange These helper trade offered ready fash for bill tafer sidjt have to wait for payment |
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Economic problems agricultural economy |
Mainly agri 15% of pop lived in localities or more then 20p |
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Economic problems low yields high pop |
Yields from French farms low + rural over population Highly taxed peasantry backwatsw agri6 |
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Economic problems weight and measures |
Variations of measures and weights across country before 1789 Varied from town to won tsders opportunity for fraud |
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Economic problems few navigable waterways |
France lacked netowkd of rivers |
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Economic problems British competition |
1780 decline in French textiles due to British competition Due to French industry less merchants |
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Economic problems backwards banking |
French banking system advanced Borrowing scheme law people m |
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Economic problems poor harvests |
Series of poor harvests Hir peasants incomes 1788 yolism destroyed crops worst harvest in 40 years |
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Economic problems trade slump bread prifew |
Rise in price of bread main source of nutrition basic staple |
