Causes Of The The French Revolution (1789-1799) In the 1700's there was social unfairness in France. Taxes and laws were different in each province causing confusion and injustice. Louis XIV and Louis XV both left big debts when they died, and this made France nearly bankrupt. The clergy and nobles had plenty of money but the king couldn't tax the wealthy. Louis XVI asked the First and Second Estates to accept a land tax, but …
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…could not be avoided, The kings belief in total control of his kingdom, led the nobles to beleive that their word was law and no mere commoner was going to tell them different. It was a shame as the age was the golden years of France, just too greedy and power crazy to last. I think that even had they failed then another revolution would have happened eventually, the conditions where just right for it.