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Compare And Contrast Egalitarianism And The French Revolution

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Lawson Tierney-Brown - 9B History Miss Woortman Egalitarianism and the French Revolution Egalitarianism is equality for all people. Egalitarian doctrines maintain that all humans are equal in fundamental worth or social status. Egalitarianism certainly was not something King Louis XVI believed in. King Louis XVI was an ignorant king living the high life while his constituents starved and struggled. France was very poor before the revolution. The monarchy paid no taxes, there were three classes, Nobles, Clergy and the common man. Nobles were given large parcels of lands by the king and lived in big houses. The Church owned the most land in France, put taxes on crops. Commoners were the poorest, made to pay taxes and had nothing to eat.
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