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…members of the upper clergy) defected to join the National Assembly. Recent events had also added to the tension within French society at the time of the revolution. The bad harvests in certain regions in 1770, 74, 78, 82, 84 and 86 led to food shortages…

…The Primary Immediate Causes of the French Revolution. "The revolution was cause by a myriad of problems. The lead up to 1789 saw a sharp reversal in the economic and social developments making a condition favorable to revolution. Contributing factors…

…        This paper is on the The Long Term Causes of the French Revolution. It will explain events that leaded up to the revolution and how they occured and caused the great revolution to happen.         Louis XVI, who…

…VOLTAIRE vs. ROUSSEAU: OPINIONS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The French revolutionary cry for "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" reverberates throughout the ghostly meeting hall where Voltaire and Rousseau sit down to discuss issues…

…of four, cost eight sous. Due in large part to poor weather and low crop yields, by February 1789 the price had nearly doubled to fifteen sous. In his book Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution, Simon Schama notes: "The average [daily] wage of a manual…

…high taxes and shortage of food, the cities, particularly Paris, sent the more radical demands. The king had had it and called his troops to Versailles, and that would be the end of the Revolution. However, due to the suppression of the Estates General…

…, Britain and the American war of independence, which left France in heavy debt. To survive France had to borrow money and therefore had to raise loans. 2)Extravagance of French court - Especially Marie Antoinette (e.g., buying 100 dresses a year) 3)Bad…

…The Enlightenment and French Revolution were both turning points in European history. The Enlightenment marked a change in religion, science, philosophy, and government. The French Revolution also marked a change many of the aspects of French life…

…<Tab/>Many people currently believe that the essential cause of the famous French revolution is a rising power of the middle class of bourgeoisie clashing with the power of the nobility. The revolution took place because different types…

…The ideals commonly associated with the French revolution of 1789-1794 are "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity". Articles like the Cahiers and the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen" published early in the revolution were inspired…