Question

email record a28 - jrod329@w - und.org as the email to be included with my response which of the following was not a reason for frances troubles in 1789? queen marie antoinettes personal expenditures debt from the seven years war late shipments of gold from north america debt from assisting in the american revolution why did king louis xvi summon the estates general in 1789? * to punish the third estate for rebellion to ask the nobility to pay taxes to help pay the national debt to ask the clergy to give up their lands to the government to declare war on prussia

Explanation:

1. For the first question, Queen Marie Antoinette's lavish spending, debt from the Seven - Years' War and from assisting the American Revolution were all factors contributing to France's troubles in 1789. There is no historical evidence of late shipments of gold from North America being a cause.
2. For the second question, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates - General in 1789 to ask the nobility to pay taxes to help pay the national debt as the country was facing a financial crisis.

Answer:

1. C. Late shipments of gold from North America
2. B. To ask the nobility to pay taxes to help pay the national debt