The French Revolution began in 1789 and it ended in the late 1790’s. During the Revolution period, The revolution precipitated a series of European wars, which forced the United States to create a policy of neutrality to avoid European conflict. For centuries, Europe had been determined by the status that a family held. The “status” could not be earned, because it had to be determined by the family to which someone was born into. If you were born to a poor family, your life would be one of poverty and poorness and it did not matter how hard the people worked, they would always be poor. 97% of Europe’s people struggled to survive while the remaining 3% lived a life of wealth. The gap between the wealthy and the poor created resentment, which
