The French Revolution: Social Causes

The French Revolution is one of the greatest times in history. The people in France were divide into very unfair estates. That was one of the cause of the French Revolution. Another cause of the revolution because of lack of food. The crops was were no good and people were starving. Because of that, people began to revolt. Also, the king, Louis XVI was not one of the best kings around. he was very unorganized and didn't have any interest in ruling the country of France. The French Revolution changed that. The lower and middle class people overruled the wealthier people.

During the French revolution there were three estate, the first estate, the second estate and the third estate. The first estate consisted of Catholic clergies. The second estate had wealthy nobles and the third estate had everyone else. The third estate felt extremely used considering the fact that they get paid less than the catholic clergies and the wealthy nobles, yet they had to pay the most taxes, which was very unfair.

Enlightenment thinkers were all about making the world and asking questions and standing up for their rights. They were willing to do anything for a democracy-like setting. They wanted everything to be fair and wanted people to make a difference as well as help them when they were in need.

King Louis XVI had set up a National Assembly between the 1st and 2nd estates. He set up an army of Swiss guards to protect them. The French people believed that the Swiss were going into their country to attack them. A large number of French people gathered around and rummaged into the Bastille in search of protection, from what they believed was going to be an attack. The citizens of France eventually took over the Bastille, which marked the beginning of the French Revolution.

Later on, King Louis XVI, was executed by the guillotine.