Why was the French Government bankrupt in 1787? think of more than one or two
reasons

In 1787 the French Government was bankrupt because in the last decades the King had adopted a policy of spending too much money to finance wars. Some people also believed that the tax system was corrupt and some tax-collectors did not hand all their taxes over to the government.

Explanation:

it broke up the ottoman empire (just a small fact) and the turkish leaders lost many soldiers.