Question

in an era of bad harvests, famine, and rioting, the french government took steps to improve the worsening financial crisis. what did the government do? the government raised taxes. the government called for genuine political reform. the government forced all estates to pay the same taxes the government reduced the third estate’s tax burden.

Explanation:

During the pre-French Revolution period of crisis, the French monarchy relied on raising taxes, primarily on the already overburdened Third Estate, as a short-term fix for its financial collapse. The other options are incorrect: the monarchy resisted political reform, did not enforce equal taxation across estates (the First and Second Estates were exempt from most taxes), and did not reduce the Third Estate's tax burden.

Answer:

The government raised taxes.