Before Napoleon took power in France, the french revolution took place. There were many things that the citizens wanted the revolution to change. The first, and arguably the biggest reason, was to get rid of the absolute rulers that France previously had. Before the revolution, Louis XVI was the ruler. He was blamed for not responding to the problems the lower social classes were facing, and kept spending money for personal things. The second goal of the revolution was to make a more equal society. Previously, the social classes were broken up using the caste system. This left people with no choice of power. The final goal was to make France a clear list of laws, and a constitution for the people. This was because the people didn’t know what