== French Revolution Causes == 

 1. Old Regime: The Three Estates 
 First Estate Church owned 10 percent land paid 2 percent in taxes 
 Second Estate Nobles owned 20 percent of land and paid 1 percent taxes 
 Third Estate 98 percent of population working class merchants paid half to taxes 
 The third Estate was out numbered in voting and wanted to have voting with population so everyone was counted 
 they were exploited 
 2. Economic Problems 
 Population Growth 
 Business could not make money because of high taxes 
 Bad Weather Drought led to famine poor crops 
 The price of bread doubled too expensive for third estate and it was the main source of food 
 3.Weak Leader 
 Lois XVI spent too much money borrowed to help America defeat Britain 
 Indecisive  
 Did not want to govern his country 
 4.Marie Antoinette 
 Spent Millions 
 5.Enlightenment 
 Inspired peasants to revolt 
 6.American Revolution 
 Inspired peasants served as a model of freedom 
 7.Dept 
 Desperation Bad Economy 
 -RjR