MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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a lack of representation of the third estate in the Estates-General
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increased influence of French thinkers such as Rousseau and Locke
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the government’s decision to raise taxes to pay its huge debts
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the rise of Napoleon and his rallying of the citizens against the monarch
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Detailed explanation-1: -The spark that ignited the French Revolution (1789-1799), one of the most important events in modern global history, was actually government debt, accumulated during the course of two wars, and the desire of King Louis XVI to increase taxes to pay off that debt.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the foreign wars of Louis XIV and the seven year’s war of Louis XV were the two economic causes for the French revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Taxation is considered an important cause of the French Revolution. The accepted view is during the 1700s, France’s taxation regime became excessive, inefficient and unfair.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French treasury was nearly empty when Louis XVI ascended the throne therefore in order to meet expenses like maintaining an army, court, running of government machinery etc. the he was forced to increase taxes.