French Revolution Turning Point

The French Revolution took place in 1789-1814, and has been negatively affecting the French population ever since. In this time Napoleon Bonaparte was reigning over the country which led to a major turning point in the world history in the political, economical, and social aspect of things. As the Revolution went on it led to many changes in not only France, but also in other parts of the world.

The French Revolution was a major turning point in the world’s history, and political aspects such as the 3rd Estate, and King Louis were huge contributions. During the French Revolution, the 3rd estate was a huge part of the political problems that were created in France. In 1789 France the French population was split up in three estates; the first

estate which was the clergy, the second, which was the nobility, and the third which was made up of all of the commoners. Being split up during this time was all about luck and money and if you were put into the first estate you had visibly nothing to worry about, but if you were to be put into the third estate you had little to no say in the government, and you had to pay all of the government taxes. King Louis who was the monarch at the time was extremely strict when it came to ruling and didn’t make choices that were the best for the majority of the population but instead only the higher up people. King Louis could declare war and create peace, spent taxes, however he saw fit, and had a strict censorship of speech and press. As time went on the government was split up into the National Assembly, Legislative Assembly, The First Republic and The Convention, and The Directory all of which makes changes during the French Revolution. Abolishing Feudalism, Radicals overcoming Moderates, and declaring war against Prussia and Austria are just a few examples of all of the changes that were made. A lot of changes that happened, were made because of the economical aspects of things. Things like the 3rd Estate having to pay 100% of the Government Taxation even though they were the poorest estate that there was. The Clergy and the Nobility were richer than the 3rd estate but that didn’t stop them from being greedy and trying to keep all of their money instead of trying to help the majority. Though the 3rd Estate had control over 65% of the land they had limited control because of the lack of control they had in the government.