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What was the 'gabelle'?

A tax placed on salt
A type of bread eaten by the commoners
A labor tax where peasants had to work for free
The heir to the French king
The name of the French government before the French Revolution

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Gabelle, form of tax in France before the Revolution of 1789—in particular, from the 15th century onward, the tax on salt. ... In the 15th century the gabelle began to mean specifically the salt tax, that is, a tax on consumption of salt. The nobility, the clergy, and certain other privileged persons were exempted.

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Answer 2

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The "gabelle" was a tax placed on salt

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