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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (CAUSES (THE ECONOMIC CRISIS…
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
CAUSES
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Wanted to put Enlightenment ideas into practice
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
Court's excessive spending
France's participation in military conflicts
Financial colapse
THE SOCIAL CRISIS
The Third State suffered from rising taxes
THE POLITICAL CRISIS
Estates General
Absolute monarch > Louis XVI
EFFECTS
FALL OF THE ANCIEN RÉGIME
POLITICAL CHANGES
Constitutional monarchy and republic
Popular sovereignty
Political parties
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
ECONOMIC CHANGES
All citizens had to pay tax
Free trade and respect for private property
SOCIAL CHANGES
Everyone was equal before the law
Bourgeoisie could participate in politics