MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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They believed in the theory of the divine right of kings
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They resented their lack of political power under the Old Regime
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They were not allowed to own property under the Old Regime
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There were many reasons. The bourgeoisie-merchants, manufacturers, professionals-had gained financial power but were excluded from political power. Those who were socially beneath them had very few rights, and most were also increasingly impoverished. The monarchy was no longer viewed as divinely ordained.
Detailed explanation-2: -The bourgeois had to demand a voice in commercial politics, taxation and foreign policy. It had to oppose upper-class privilege and impose political forms within which its social and economic interests could be uninterruptedly pursued.
Detailed explanation-3: -– Many of the members of the bourgeoisie had their own set of grievances because they were often excluded from the social and political privileges monopolized by the nobles.
Detailed explanation-4: -The causes of the French Revolution can be narrowed to five main factors: the Estate System, absolutism, Enlightenment ideas, food shortages, and the American Revolution. The Estate System placed people into groups based on birth and was known as the Ancien Regime.