Question

name 3 causes of the french revolution

Answer 1

The major three causes which resulted to French revolution were-
1- social cause - The French society was divided into three estates , the first two consisted of clergy and nobility respectively, the third estate consisted of merchants, businessmen, lawyers and peasants.Third estate didn't had equal rights and the other estates enjoyed other privileges.
2- economic cause- third estate had to pay all the taxes imposed by the king as the other estates were exempted from it.The prices of bread rose which was the main staple diet of the people and there was subsistence crisis.
3- immediate cause- Rumors spread that the king will order his troops to attack Paris ( as people were revolting) and then 4000- 5000 people gathered and formed people's militia.