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the king and queen (the queen the most) spent tremendous amounts of money on themselves that France didn't actually have. and the king and queen were living this extravagant life while the whole country was hungry, homeless, and dying. the king and queen did not care for the people, put the country in to debt, and ignited the revolution.

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