Why does King Louis XVI NEED to raise taxes for France to add to the income of France? Why is the French treasury almost "depleted"?
A. Because the soldiers of France were demanding that they get paid a higher wage and Louis XVI agreed to that higher wage.
B. Because France was in the middle of a civil war that was "draining" the French treasury.
C. Because France used its military resources (army/navy) to help the American colonists in their revolution against Britain.
D. Because France used its military resources (army/navy) to help the Canadian colonists in their revolution against Britain.
E. Because France used its military resources (army/navy) to help the Mexican colonists in their revolution against Spain.