French Revolution Dbq Analysis

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Causes Of The French Revolution
1789 is the year that the French Revolution officially started. The war only lasted for about 10 years, it ended in 1799. The events that lead up to the war are just as important as the events and actions that were taken place during the war. The French had weak and horrible political leaders that were in charge of their government. Their economic structure was corrupt and was not fair for everyone. The social classes were unfair, the rich got more wealthy and the poor starved to death. The poor would pay more than the rich, this did not sit well with the poor. The main reason why the revolution took place is because of the unfair social classes, such as the First, Second, and Third Estate.
In Document #2 there are two pie charts, one of the percentage of population, by social class. The other was the percentage of land ownership, by social class. The upper class citizens of the First and the Second Estate own less land than the Third estate citizens. The way that people were taxed back in the late 1700’s was by how much land they own. The poor own more land, so they have to pay higher taxes than the rich. To …show more content…

Right before the French Revolution flared up, the thirteen colonies of America rebelled and won their revolution. The American Revolution is in fact one of the main reasons that the French Revolution took place. The American Revolution gave hope and showed it was possible to revolt against a powerful government, the Third Estate in France Revolted against the Rich and powerful government, they wanted to change the economic, social, and the political problems that affected their lives. They had weak political leaders who spent for themselves and not to the starving poor. The way taxes were paid made it hard for the poor to make a

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