The French revolution (1789-1791)
Introduction:
No country felt the consequences of the Americans Revolution more directly than France. Hundreds of French officers served in America and were inspired by the experience. Yet the French revolution did not mirror the American example. It was more radical and more complex, more influential and more controversial, more loved and more hated. It was the great revolution of the 18th century, “the revolution that opened the modern era in politics.
There are three major interpretations of the French Revolution: the social, the economic and the political causes of this liberal Revolution.

⇒ ECONOMIC CAUSES:
Like the American Revolution, the French Revolution had its immediate origins in the financial difficulties of the government. Thus, the most immediate causes of French Revolution are related to the fact that France was not doing well economically. Indeed, before revolution, the French government was unable to collect taxes from people in order to be able to cover their debts. In addition, the French were involved in different places at that time as helping the US in Revolution. This made France to spend a lot of money and lead to an economic crisis. Ministers had to deal with this but failed doing it. They failed to convince aristocracy and the church to pay. Since the ones who had money refused to pay, it was the others, the citizens that had to pay. Less than 20% of the entire national budget was available for the productive functions of the state, such as transportation and general administration. This was an impossible financial situation. By 1780’s, the French monarchy became too weak because of lack of money and an army of aristocratic ‘and bourgeois’ creditors was holding the French debt.

⇒ POLITICAL CAUSES:
The French Revolution has not been interpreted only as having economical causes but also political ones. Indeed, France’s 25 million inhabitants were still legally divided in 3 orders or estates