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Explain how the relationship between the American Revolution and the French government caused problems for the French King and Queen.

It is uncertain, however, whether revolution would have come without the added presence of a political crisis. Faced with the heavy expenditure that the wars of the 18th century entailed, the rulers of Europe sought to raise money by taxing the nobles and clergy, who in most countries had hitherto been exempt, To justify this, the rulers likewise invoked the arguments of advanced thinkers by adopting the role of "enlightened despots. " This provoked reaction throughout Europe from the privileged bodies, diets. And estates. In North America this backlash caused the American Revolution, which began with the refusal to pay a tax imposed by the king of England. Monarchs tried to stop this reaction of the aristocracy, and both rulers and the privileged classes sought allies among the non-privileged bourgeois and the peasants.

Although scholarly debate continues about the exact causes of the Revolution, the following reasons are commonly adduced: (1) the bourgeoisie resented its exclusion from political power and positions of honour; (2) the peasants were acutely aware of their situation and were less and less willing to support the anachronistic and burdensome feudal system; (3) the philosophes had been read more widely in France than anywhere else; (4) French participation in the American Revolution had driven the government to the brink of bankruptcy; (5) France was the most populous country in Europe, and crop failures in much of the country in 1788, coming on top of a long period of economic difficulties, compounded existing restlessness; and (6) the French monarchy, no longer seen as divinely ordained, was unable to adapt to the political and societal pressures that were being exerted on it

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Answer: "France's involvement in the American Revolutionary War placed even more pressure on the national treasury, contributing to the fiscal crisis of the 1780s"

Explanation: France was involved in the American Revolution and King Louis XVI (the french king at the time ) had supported America with financial aid and military support Witch put a lot of pressure on the National treasury (National treasury is the nation's financial infrastructure) and there for caused the fiscal crisis of the 1780s.

By the way it made it hard to answer your qestion because the Queen (Marie Antoinette) actally has nothing to do with this

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