Part B
The French Revolution was the most violent and universally significant if all the similar revolutions in the West of the 18th century.
The feudal regime had been weakened, which resulted in poor conditions for the peasants.
Wealthy merchants and commoners, often called the bourgeoisie, wanted more political power, while peasants, who had attained a fairly good standard of living, wanted feudalism to burn out so that they could own land (since they had the capability to do that).
Since the standard of living was high, the population was at a record high for the time, with 26 million inhabitants. This increased the problem of the social structure.
Conflicts between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system caused paralysis and bankruptcy.
The …show more content…
“Societies of thought” were created and spread the Enlightenment to the educated upper class. Masonic lodges, agricultural societies, and reading rooms were where the societies were formed.
The rulers of Europe tried to raise money by taxing the noble upper class and clergymen because the 18th century called for many expenditures. The rulers justified this by adopting the role of “enlightened despots.”
French participation in the American Revolution had driven the government to the brink of bankruptcy.
The philosophes of the Enlightenment had been read more widely in France than anywhere else.
The French monarchy was no longer able to adapt to social, political, and economic changes in the country.
Nobles and clergymen refused to pay the taxes.
Marie Antoinette influenced Louis XVI and he did not do anything to control the monarchy.
The continued conspicuous consumption of the noble class, especially the court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette at Versailles, despite the financial burden on the populace.
Parisians mobilized, and on July 14 stormed the Bastille
The French Revolution was the most violent and universally significant if all the similar revolutions in the West of the 18th century.
The feudal regime had been weakened, which resulted in poor conditions for the peasants.
Wealthy merchants and commoners, often called the bourgeoisie, wanted more political power, while peasants, who had attained a fairly good standard of living, wanted feudalism to burn out so that they could own land (since they had the capability to do that).
Since the standard of living was high, the population was at a record high for the time, with 26 million inhabitants. This increased the problem of the social structure.
Conflicts between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system caused paralysis and bankruptcy.
The …show more content…
“Societies of thought” were created and spread the Enlightenment to the educated upper class. Masonic lodges, agricultural societies, and reading rooms were where the societies were formed.
The rulers of Europe tried to raise money by taxing the noble upper class and clergymen because the 18th century called for many expenditures. The rulers justified this by adopting the role of “enlightened despots.”
French participation in the American Revolution had driven the government to the brink of bankruptcy.
The philosophes of the Enlightenment had been read more widely in France than anywhere else.
The French monarchy was no longer able to adapt to social, political, and economic changes in the country.
Nobles and clergymen refused to pay the taxes.
Marie Antoinette influenced Louis XVI and he did not do anything to control the monarchy.
The continued conspicuous consumption of the noble class, especially the court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette at Versailles, despite the financial burden on the populace.
Parisians mobilized, and on July 14 stormed the Bastille