ving to be very inefficient, as the bourgeoisie did not have the means to supply these large sums of money that were fixed each year. This sum constantly varied, 'with the result that a farmer never knew a year in advance what he would have to pay in the following year' (The Old Regime and the French Revolution 125). As a result of insufficient funds the French government was experiencing large debts and eventually went bankrupt. The nobles who refused to give up their tax concessions did not help the situation. The financial difficulties of France grew under Louis XIV and Louis XV; both had participated in over ambitious wars and had spent extravagantly on their courts. Not only did France lose money by participating in unsuccessful wars, but they also lost men and supplies. They also failed to gain territory, in the seven years war France lost most of her colonies to Britain. When countries go to war and lose, the members of the losing country often feel discontent with those in charge, this was
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