During the Bourbon Restoration in France (1814-1830), the right to vote required in part that a person paid at least 300 francs in direct taxes to the government. The four most common taxes (the quatre viiilles) were levied on real estate (both land and buildings); the doors and windows in taxpayer homes; the rental values of homes; and the businesses of artisans and merchants. (Foreign investments were either exempt from taxation or taxed lightly.) Although relatively few people paid the tax on real estate, it was the main means of voter qualification and accounted for over two-thirds of government receipts during this period, suggesting that during the Bourbon Restoration _______

Which choice most logically completes the text?

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those people who had the right to vote most likely had substantial holdings of French real estate.

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the voting habits of French artisans and merchants were effective in reducing tax burdens on businesses.

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the number of doors and windows in French residences was kept to a minimum but increased after 1830.

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French people with significant foreign investments were unlikely to have the right to vote.