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Ap Euro Dbq French Revolution

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The French Revolution, spanning from 1789 to 1799, was a period of profound political and social upheaval in France. It was fueled by economic hardships, social inequality, and resentment towards the absolute monarchy. The revolutionaries sought to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic, leading to widespread violence and radical changes. So that leads us to say, what were the most significant causes of the French Revolution? The most significant causes of the French Revolution were the unfair taxes, the unfair rights of the people, and the Enlightenment ideas of the people. Unfair taxation significantly contributed to the French Revolution. The reason why is because, according to document 7, “that the tax (a tax on land) be borne …show more content…

The reason is that, according to Document 7, “every tax... is granted only for a limited time” (Doc 7). This is intended to state that every person should be taxed for only a certain time period, but this idea is from the people that are from the third estate, so they are just mad that they are the backbone for everyone's taxes. So this enlightenment idea could cause some people to argue about whether it is logical or not. Also, according to Document 5, it is an excerpt from the citizens, and what they are trying to say is that the different estates are unfair and just putting the third estate as the backbone for the taxes. What the people are trying to change is that all national power should be equal between all of the states. That just shows us that the citizens are trying to change the French Revolution, but people from the higher classes don’t agree and get mad at people from the lower class trying to change it. Also, according to Document 10, “they were sensitive to their inferior legal position.” (Doc 10). This is trying to explain that the third class was angry and sensitive about their legal position, which made them wonder if it was fair to everyone else. This made them think and come up with ideas that they could send to the king, but the third grade was just starting to learn how to read, so they were incapable of starting or controlling the revolution, which they got mad at because their opinion should matter

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