describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France
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The circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France were: Social Inequality: French society in the eighteenth century was divided into three estates namely The Clergy, The nobility and third estates which comprise peasants, officials and small business. It was only third estates that pay taxes.
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during the rule of king Louis XVI, the french economy was at its lowest, the state ran on debts of almost 2 billion francs, also it spent huge amounts of its budget on clearing them, the division of estates (also called 'old regime') let to a wider discontent among citizens as only the 3rd estate, comprising of artisans, craftsmen, traders etc were to pay taxes, the nobility and church (clergy) had hereditary right not to pay taxes.
this led to anger and discontent among the citizens and showed the despotic power and tyranny of the french state, ultimately leading to a peoples revolt.