what are the main causes of french revolution
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Causes of the French Revolution
1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state
2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.
3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism, one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’s Spirit of the Laws introduces new notions of good government, the most radical being popular sovereignty, as in Rousseau’s Social Contract the attack on the regime and privileged class by the Literary Underground of “Grub Street;” the broadening influence of public opinion.
4. Social antagonisms between two rising groups: the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie
5. Ineffective ruler: Louis XVI
6. Economic hardship, especially the agrarian crisis of 1788-89 generates popular discontent and disorders caused by food shortages.
1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state
2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.
3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism, one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’s Spirit of the Laws introduces new notions of good government, the most radical being popular sovereignty, as in Rousseau’s Social Contract the attack on the regime and privileged class by the Literary Underground of “Grub Street;” the broadening influence of public opinion.
4. Social antagonisms between two rising groups: the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie
5. Ineffective ruler: Louis XVI
6. Economic hardship, especially the agrarian crisis of 1788-89 generates popular discontent and disorders caused by food shortages.
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A) Political causes
1. Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette ruled like autocrats and chose to ignore the suffering of the people . This made them very unpopular among the people.
2. Nobles and officials tortured people for taxes.They were sent to the state prison called Bastille.
B)Social causes
The French society was divided into three estates. The members of the third estate wasan exploited lot and lived in great hardship.
C) Economic causes
The burden of taxation fell only on the third estate.
D) Intellectuals
Philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot Inspired people to fight for their rights.
1. Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette ruled like autocrats and chose to ignore the suffering of the people . This made them very unpopular among the people.
2. Nobles and officials tortured people for taxes.They were sent to the state prison called Bastille.
B)Social causes
The French society was divided into three estates. The members of the third estate wasan exploited lot and lived in great hardship.
C) Economic causes
The burden of taxation fell only on the third estate.
D) Intellectuals
Philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot Inspired people to fight for their rights.
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