Consulate Finance (5:4)

Question 1

What taxes were kept from the directory?

Answer 1

Fonciere (land tax) and contribution personelle mobiliere (tax on personal property)
But not a lot of revenue

Question 2

What was the name of the land register drew up in 1807?

Answer 2

Cadastre

Question 3

What did the land register aim to achieve?

Answer 3

Regulate land price and taxation

Question 4

What was the issue with the land register?

Answer 4

Only 1/5 was assessed by 1815

Question 5

How many tax collectors were there?

Answer 5

1 per department

Question 6

What account gave detailed accounts of income and expenditure and when was it drafted?

Answer 6

Cour des comptes of September 1807

Question 7

What tax generated the most income?

Answer 7

Contribution fronciere- land tax on personal

Question 8

What form of paying was declared the only legal tender?

Answer 8

Metal coinage - except from large bites used in trade

Question 9

When was the Bank of France set up?

Answer 9

Jan 1800

Question 10

Why was the legal tender changed?

Answer 10

To regulate inflation

Question 11

What was the issue with the money supply?

Answer 11

Not enough coins

Question 12

Who was the minister of the interior 1800-4?

Answer 12

Chaptal

Question 13

What was established to gather data on population and industry?

Answer 13

Bureau of statistics

Question 14

What was the name of the group in 1801 set up to reward french industry?

Answer 14

Societe d’encouragemnet pour l’industrie nationale

Question 15

What year was the chambers of commerce in 23 of the largest cities?

Answer 15

1802

Question 16

What area of trade was napoleon most interested in?

Answer 16

Luxury goods such as trade

Question 17

Who was the minister of the interior 1811-1812?

Answer 17

Monta livet

Question 18

How much did the wool industry increase from 1811-2?

Answer 18

400%

Question 19

Fill the blank:
Montalivet encouraged growth of ——————- (cotton, dye, tobacco) to avoid ———- during the war. ————- assured that farmlands this was being done

Answer 19

Replacement crops
Dependence
Prefects

Question 20

When was sugar import prohibited and why?

Answer 20

January 1813 to encourage growth

Question 21

Was the changes to agriculture successful?

Answer 21

Yes, only seen impact at 1815.
Got worse after 1809

Question 22

How did industry change during the war?

Answer 22

Military production was done at the expense of other industries

Question 23

How did Napoleon pay for the war?

Answer 23

Tightened tax, conscripted soldiers at low wages, loans, selling land (e.g Louisiana to the USA) and exploiting conquered territories

Question 24

What year did Napoleon make the continental system?

Answer 24

1806-7

Question 25

What year was British goods prohibited from entering France?

Answer 25

1793

Question 26

What 3 things did the continental system aim to do?

Answer 26

- banned British trade with France and wanted others to do the same - potentially to increase french trade - intensify economic warfare - weaken Britain and force it to sue for peace so France could get Atlantic trade back

Question 27

What caused the continental system?

Answer 27

Britain had a tight blockade which prevented Frances Atlantic trade

Question 28

Why did the continental system fail?

Answer 28

Not strong enough navy Smuggling of illegal contraband Britains counter action deprived France of raw materials. Britain just traded with north and South America instead

Question 29

Why was industrial work seen as unattractive for many?

Answer 29

Seen as restrained by the livres and banning trade unions. No bourgeoisie class who invested in the industry

Question 30

What year was expenditure more than income?

Answer 30

1806 - first time in 4 years

Question 31

What happened to Frances economy during the Russian campaign?

Answer 31

1809 - poor harvest followed by banking crisis in Europe (so people wanted loans back) 1810 - France was in severe debt with inflation and unemployment