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Answer the following questions briefly

What were the taxes the peasants had to pay in France on the eve of Revolution?


The peasants shouldered the entire burden of running the country and massive taxes were acquired from them. This included:


1. Tithe: It accounted for 10% of the produce, and was levied by the Church


2. Taille: It was the tax paid on land ownership


3. Gabelle: It was the tax levied on salt by the State


4. Feudal taxes: These were the taxes that the peasants paid to the nobility, for tilling their land.


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