what were the main causes of French revolution?
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Causes of the French Revolution: Social Inequality: French society in the eighteenth century was divided into three estates namely The Clergy, The nobility and third estates. ... The Third estate comprises of businessmen, merchants, Peasants and artisans, labours had to pay taxes to the state.
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The main causes of French revolution were :-
France was suffering from social inequality . The clergy and the nobility led a luxurious life and enjoyed many privileges by birth . While the peasants and the labourer lived very hard life . They had to pay heavy taxes
Louis XVI spents lots of money on luxurious living and wasteful festivities . The high posts were generally auctioned which cause inefficiency in the administration . The people were irritated from such system.
The population of France also increased from 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789 . Food grains were now in great demand , price of bread rose rapidly . This led to Subsistence Crisis.
Long years of wars had drained the financial resources of France . To meet its regular expenses such as cost of maintaining the army , the court . The state was forced to increase taxes.
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