Describe the political social and economical causes of French revolution
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Social - In the social orders, there was a huge inequality. between the higher class people such as noblemens, clergs , fathers ( the Cristian Saints) etc. They used to come in the First Estate and were free from paying any kind of taxes but the lower class people such as small buisnesman etc. which were used to come under the category of Third Estates had to pay all the taxes all alone. They were not having any kind of political rights. So, they were very dissatisfied.
Economical - There was a huge financial trouble in France during French revolution because of the king's lush and rich living style and also due to the involvement in wars. This made the France too poor ,even it's was this much rich that there was no money left to feed the people in bad conditions.
Political - The king of the France ruled the country with a lot of despot. People were not allowed to be included in any kind of desicions based on any matter or problem. The French Parliament had not been compiled for many years. It's administration was unskilled, untrustworthy and dismanaged.
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Following were the social, economic, political and intellectual causes of the French Revolution:
Social - The social conditions in France in late 18th century were extremely unequal and exploitative. The clergy and the nobility formed the first two Estates and were the most privileged classes in the French society. They were exempt from payment of taxes to the State. On the other hand, the Third Estate that consisted of peasants and workers formed the majority of the population. They were burdened with excessive taxes with no political and social rights. As a result, they were extremely discontent.
Economic - As a result of a numerous wars waged by Louis XVI the State coffers were empty. The situation was made even more complex by France’s involvement in the American War of Independence and the faulty system of taxation. While the privileged classes were excused from paying taxes the Third Estate was more and more burdened with them.
Political - The Bourbon king of France, Louis XVI was an extremely autocratic and weak willed king who led a life of obscene luxury. This led to a lot of disenchantment among the masses who then were leading life of extreme poverty and widespread hunger.
Intellectual - The 18th century was marked by a conscious refusal by French thinkers of the ‘Divine Rights Theory’. Philosophers like Rousseau, rejected the paradigm of absolute monarchy and promulgated the doctrine of equality of man and sovereignty of people. They played a pivotal role in exposing the faultlines of old political system, i.e. the ancien regime, and articulating the popular discontent.