describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolution protest in France
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The outbreak of revolutionary in France was a culmination of social , political, economic and intellectual factors.These were
1.social causes or social conditions french society was divided into three estates . The first estate and the second state belonged to the privileged section who were exempt from payment of state taxes . The third estate was represented by its prosperous and educated members but they were who bore the burden of the taxes .They did not have any political rights and social status.
2.political causes Louis xvI , the king of france , was an autocratic, ineffecient ruler who led a luxurious life with his queen . people of france became tired of this rotten system of administration and wanted a change .
3.Economic causes The treasury of the king was empty on account of long wars, involvement in the American war of independence, luxurious living of the king and faulty system of taxation. The state also undergone to a great debt.
4.Influence of the philosopher and writers There were many French philosophers and thinkers like montesquieu, Roussean, Voltaire, Mirabeau who exposed the evils prevailing in the system. The ideas of them were discussed intensively in salons and cofee-houses and spread among people through books and newspapers. They inspired people with the idea of liberty , equality and fraternity.
5.Immediate causes forced by financial bankruptcy, Louis xvi was compelled to call an assembly of the estate general to pass proposal for new taxes in 1789. This time , voting method was not accepted by the third estate. They demanded that each member should have one vote. This controversy led to agitation among the people which became the immediate cause of the French revolution.
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