WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -People were split into three estates: the first, second, and third, the first being the wealthiest. Political, economic, and social situations were what contributed to people’s desire for change. The three main, or biggest causes of the French Revolution, were taxes, inequality, and lack of reform.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main cause of the French Revolution was the structural inequality and unfair rights. This lead the Third Estate to believe that the Second and First Estates were enjoying life at the expense of their own lives and well being (The French Revolution 1-2).

Detailed explanation-3: -A large cause of the French Revolution was the inequality caused by the feeling of superiority the higher classes held. They spent lavishly and treated the third estate horribly, forcing taxes onto them when they had little income. They abused their control, along with their expenses.

Detailed explanation-4: -As social inequality worsened, tensions between the estates and the Crown, as well as each other, would be one of the most significant causes of the French Revolution (1789-1799).

Detailed explanation-5: -Before 1789 inequality was typical of the old government. The nobles and clergy were the privileged orders. They were exempt from such direct taxes as the taille, or land tax. Most taxes were paid by the Third Estate-a class that included peasants, artisans, merchants, and professional men.