what was french revolution and its cause and which estate get benefit by this revolution
CAUSES OF FRENCH REVOLUTION :
(1) The French government under Emperor Louise XVI was under huge debt in the 18 th century.
(2) The government imposed heavy taxes on the French citizens to meet its expenditure caused by prolonged warfare.
(3) The King, the nobility and the clergy lived a lavish life whereas the common people of France lived in misery and were burdened with heavy taxation.
The economic causes of the French Revolution were as follows:
(1) The feudal system gave the big landlords the power to enjoy various privileges and exploit the poor peasants by extracting taxes and tributes from them.
(2) The clergy also collected separate taxes called Tithes from the people.
(3) The prices of essential commodities were very high due to increased demand and wages were low. This made survival difficult for the poor sections of the society.
IMPACT OF FRENCH REVOLUTION:
The French Revolution led to the end of monarchy in France. A society based on privileges gave way to a new system of governance. The Declarations of the Rights of Man during the revolution, announced the coming of a new time. The idea that all individuals had rights and could claim equality became part of a new language of politics. These notions of equality and freedom emerged as the central ideas of a new age; but in different countries they were reinterpreted and rethought in many different ways. The anti-colonial movements in India and China, Africa and South-America, produced ideas that were innovative and original, but they spoke in a language that gained currency only from the late eighteenth century.
CAUSES OF FRENCH REVOLUTION :
(1) The French government under Emperor Louise XVI was under huge debt in the 18 th century.
(2) The government imposed heavy taxes on the French citizens to meet its expenditure caused by prolonged warfare.
(3) The King, the nobility and the clergy lived a lavish life whereas the common people of France lived in misery and were burdened with heavy taxation.
The economic causes of the French Revolution were as follows:
(1) The feudal system gave the big landlords the power to enjoy various privileges and exploit the poor peasants by extracting taxes and tributes from them.
(2) The clergy also collected separate taxes called Tithes from the people.
(3) The prices of essential commodities were very high due to increased demand and wages were low. This made survival difficult for the poor sections of the society.
IMPACT OF FRENCH REVOLUTION:
The French Revolution led to the end of monarchy in France. A society based on privileges gave way to a new system of governance. The Declarations of the Rights of Man during the revolution, announced the coming of a new time. The idea that all individuals had rights and could claim equality became part of a new language of politics. These notions of equality and freedom emerged as the central ideas of a new age; but in different countries they were reinterpreted and rethought in many different ways. The anti-colonial movements in India and China, Africa and South-America, produced ideas that were innovative and original, but they spoke in a language that gained currency only from the late eighteenth century.
