They were heavily taxed. They were prevented from expanding by Britain's refusal to give them loans.
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Religion and culture are connected because depending on where you live and what your background culture is, this strongly affects how your beliefs about religion and which religion you will belong to in the first place are shaped. Both are very important and intertwined with culture itself.
availability of sheet music
This was music that waspublished in single or interleaved sheets, and not bound. It comprised printed music as opposed to performed music. It uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches , rhythms or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece
It was "Maximilien Robespierre" who was considered to be the leading figure during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, since he sought the swift and brutal punishment of anyone associated with the monarchy.