Multiple choice

All of the following help to explain why the French gov't was in serious debt by 1789 except

  1. Luxurious lifestyle of the nobility at the Versailles Court

  2. Losses of the French and Indian War

  3. Cost of fighting the Austrians and the Prussians

  4. French loans to Americans during the American Revolution

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C Correct answer
Explanation

France was not at war with Austria and Prussia in 1789; those conflicts escalated later. The debt was primarily caused by long-term military spending, including the American Revolution and the Seven Years' War, alongside royal extravagance.