Before the French Revolution, the Enlightenment spread new ideas across Europe. The Enlightenment shaped new ideas about religion, government, and the economy. The Enlightenment caused people to have more religious tolerance and to start to shy away from organized religion. The religious changes also lead to the disbelief in divine right of a ruler. People started to realize that they should have a say in government and the government shouldn’t be a business. The government needed to fit the people’s needs and protect their rights. Before the revolution, when people were starving, prices of food were increasing due to the growing population and inflation, they felt that the king and queen were not doing their duty as leaders to ensure that
