What Are The Social Causes Of The French Revolution

The French Revolution had many causes. Before the French Revolution in 1789 the third estate had been taxed heavily, living in poverty, and dealing with starvation while the King and Queen remained ignorant about how they lived. The social issues and poor economy had led to the French Revolution. The ideas spreading, the influence of the American revolution, and the overpopulation of the third estate were main social causes while the main economic causes were the queen over-spending, and the heavy taxes on the people. One cause of the French Revolution were the social impacts of the enlightenment, the American Revolution, and social issues that had been there for a long time. As shown by document 2, the first and second estate made up a small percentage

Young, the author of document 1 stated “The lack of bread is terrible. Stories arrive every moment from the provinces of riots… The price of bread has risen above people’s ability to pay. This causes great misery.” This shows how the people being taxed so heavily led to them having no money for food which led to violence and starvation. This anarchy led to the people realizing how unfair their government is, and how something must be done. The heavy taxes the people paid did not even benefit them, these taxes were being used to support the Americans and pay for Marie Antoinette’s extravagant lifestyle and expensive tastes. Most of the causes of the French Revolution were the social issues and economic issues. The information spreading at the time and the crumbling economy led the people to see how they are being exploited by the government and should make a change somehow. The French Revolution is important because it is an example of how the people should not be taken advantage of and should have a say in their everyday