Causes of the French revolution
France 1780s; was at the brink of chaos, the people of the 3rd estate (people without noble/church stature) wanted change. During the time of the 1700 the nobles treated the third estate without respect. They taxed the third estate heavily. Also giving the third estate little to no privileges. The third estate did not consider fighting for their rights until they heard about the American Revolution and the ideas of enlightenment. However once hearing those ideas and actions of reform it pushed them past the breaking limit. The French wanted a revolution. Overall the cause of the French revolution was due to the high tax the third estate had to pay, the lack of privileges, and upon witnessing ideas/actions
France 1780s; was at the brink of chaos, the people of the 3rd estate (people without noble/church stature) wanted change. During the time of the 1700 the nobles treated the third estate without respect. They taxed the third estate heavily. Also giving the third estate little to no privileges. The third estate did not consider fighting for their rights until they heard about the American Revolution and the ideas of enlightenment. However once hearing those ideas and actions of reform it pushed them past the breaking limit. The French wanted a revolution. Overall the cause of the French revolution was due to the high tax the third estate had to pay, the lack of privileges, and upon witnessing ideas/actions