The high taxes, high prices on goods, and unequal distribution of wealth in France were reasons why the French Revolution started. There were three estates in France; the first estate was the clergy, the second estate were the nobles, and the third estate was made up of of three groups; average French workers, Bourgeoisie, and peasants. The French Revolution led to many wars; Louis XVI was a very weak leader, and he was executed. Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor, and the revolution came to an end. The main causes of the French Revolution were the difficult life of the peasants; the issues between the three estates; and the unfairness of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. To begin, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was a cause of the French Revolution; some of the rights were not fair. Document 8 shows this by stating, "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights; social distinctions can be established only for the common benefit." This is unjust because the third estate pays very high taxes and they are not very wealthy, while the first and second estate pay very low taxes, and they are wealthier; the third estate was not equal to the first and second estate. Citizens had a lot of freedom to many rights; "The free communications of …show more content…
In document 3, it specifies; "That the taille be borne equally by all classes…." This explains that the third estate cannot cope with the high taxes that they have to pay and are fighting so that the first and second estate can pay the same amount of taxes. The illustration in document 7 it shows taxes on top of the third estate, which the first and second estate are standing on. The first and second estate have it simple and easy, they do not have to pay any taxes, but the third estate gets piled with all of the taxes that take away most of their