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How had the French monarchy gone into debt prior to the French Revolution?

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Answer:

Helping the Colonists with their conflict

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The French extorted much money to the United States hoping that it would pay off and they they would get payed back. obviously this wasn't true at all.. America stiffed them...

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Causes of debt

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The French Crown's debt was caused by both individual decisions, such as intervention in the American War of Independence and the Seven Years' War, and underlying issues such as an inadequate taxation system.

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