“The French Revolution”

“The French Revolution” In 1787, France was on the verge of bankruptcy and suffered because the lack of unity between the three estates under the Acien Regime. The first of these estates or classes consisted of clergy. They managed church affairs, ran schools, kept birth and death records, and collected tithes, or taxes to the church. The second estate consisted of nobility, which made up about 2% of Frances total population. The third estate consisted of the …

…made many violent threats to his enemies, and in July of 1794, He and his supporters were arrested and executed. The French revolution was the cause of many changes in Europe. It spread radical ideas like equality for all men, abolition of slavery, freedom of speech, and many others. The advance of Napoleon spread these ideas even further across Europe. It influenced many other countries, and was the spark that ignited thoughts of democracy in Europe.