A revolution is when citizens of a country rebel against their government seeking major change. This occurred in France shortly after the Declaration Of Independence was signed which pronounced the American Colonies free from the British’s taxes and unfair treatment as well as marked the end of the American Revolution. Unlike the Americans, the French were fighting amongst social classes or estates in their own government. It started with the rebellion of the Third Estate, which consisted of extremely poor commoners who made up the majority of France at the time. The most important causes of the French Revolution were the heavy taxes on the third estate, the unfair amount of land and power the 1st and 2nd Estate held, and the American Revolution.
50% of the Third Estate’s income was spent in taxes while the percentage of the First and Second Estate’s income spent in taxes sits under 10% (doc 2). The absurd amount of taxes the Third Estate had to pay caused them to become very poor. Arthur Young cites the extreme poverty among the third estate saying that, “the children are terribly ragged. (doc 1)” He also explains the excessive price of bread, one of the most popular and …show more content…
When the commoners of the Third Estate heard about the success the Americans had in leading a revolution in the face of unfairness and taxes, the Third Estate became inspired to just that themselves. France’s involvement in the American Revolutionary War made the people of France very aware of what was going on. The Third Estate of France also agreed with many of the things written in The Declaration Of Independence and Constitution. America became a model country for the Third Estate where there was justice, liberty and prosperity. Later on, the French wrote The Declaration largely after The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution’s principles and
50% of the Third Estate’s income was spent in taxes while the percentage of the First and Second Estate’s income spent in taxes sits under 10% (doc 2). The absurd amount of taxes the Third Estate had to pay caused them to become very poor. Arthur Young cites the extreme poverty among the third estate saying that, “the children are terribly ragged. (doc 1)” He also explains the excessive price of bread, one of the most popular and …show more content…
When the commoners of the Third Estate heard about the success the Americans had in leading a revolution in the face of unfairness and taxes, the Third Estate became inspired to just that themselves. France’s involvement in the American Revolutionary War made the people of France very aware of what was going on. The Third Estate of France also agreed with many of the things written in The Declaration Of Independence and Constitution. America became a model country for the Third Estate where there was justice, liberty and prosperity. Later on, the French wrote The Declaration largely after The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution’s principles and