The French Revolution was one of many revolutions that took place in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. What sparked the revolution? Causes of the French Revolution included the international struggle for supremacy and Empire growing quicker than their own fiscal resources of the state, the political conflict between the French Monarchy and the nobility which was caused by the “reform” of the tax system, this caused paralysis and led to bankruptcy.The Enlightenment caused a desire for reform and only intensified the political conflicts, it was meant to reinforce traditional aristocratic constitutionalism. The social animosity between the aristocrats and the bourgeoisie fueled the fire even more. Then the lack of an effective ruler, on top of economic hardships generated such discontent and was only furthered …show more content…
He allowed himself to be convinced that his royal dignity would be impacted if he were to properly communicate with the deputies collected in Versailles, and so he made no effort to gain their support because of this. This would result in his and his wife’s death by execution. The Reign of Terror was a period of pure violence that happened during the French Revolution it originated due to conflicts between the Girondins and the Jacobins. Those who were thought to be against the Revolution during this time were executed, usually by guillotine. Both the Jacobins and the Girondins were in full support of putting an end to the Monarchy. The two main groups that contributed to government during the Reign of Terror were the Committee of Public Safety and the Jacobins. The Committee of Public Safety was created to help to establish the progress of the revolution. They created order by killing anyone they saw as anti revolutionary. The Jacobins