Social and Political Upheaval in France during French Revolution

During 1789 The French Revolution was a period of a far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies. The French Revolution started May 5, 1789 and ended around November 9, 1799. There was many causes that cause the French Revolution to break apart and rebuild.The upheaval was caused by the widespread with the French monarchy and the poor economic policies.

One of the causes that made the revolution the way it is now was the land that was owned and the population on the Estates.

These Estates shows how they began to operate through the years in France. Before the Revolution, France was divided into three Estates. The First Estate was the Clergy. The Second Estate was the Nobles who the less population of the estates. The population in the Third Estate is more than the first and second estates. “Document 2: Which illustrates the three estates in 1789, about population, land owned, and taxes.”

Another cause of the French Revolution were the taxes on the land and its products. This was in the south of France from 1787 to 1789. There was many lands that was owned by the nobility and the commoners. The lands that was held by the nobility was taxed very, very low. But the lands that was held by the commoners were taxed heavily.The bread began to rise on their prices and the children were terribly ragged. The lack of bread terrible for the poor that seems very poor indeed that causes a great misery.”Documents 1: adapted from travels in france through France.”

One of the last that cause that causes the French Revolution were the ideals of Enlightenment that centered reasons as a primary source. The middle class was sensitive for their inferior legal position in the French Revolution. The working classes were incapable of starting and controlling the Revolution.”Document 4: In the French Revolution, historian Albert Mathiez claims that the leadership fell into the middle class with their knowledge of the ideals of the Enlightenment.”That’s when The French Revolution of 1789 became a highly influential and well known turning point in French History through the storming of Bastille, execution of Albert Mathiez, and the political upheaval.

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