All of the Following Created a Tremendous Burden on the French

All of the following created a tremendous burden on the French national treasury except

A) France's aid to the colonists in the American Revolution.
B) the king's gifts and pensions to court nobles.
C) the extravagant court life.
D) the enormous debt incurred during the wars of Louis X1V.
E) taxes created to encourage investments were too high hurting the merchant-class.