Economic?

    The most important economic problem during the French Revolution was the extremely high tax rate on necessary items. The cost of flour being the straw that broke the camel's back, as it began many of the revolts against the aristocracy of France. The population of France counted to 30 million people in 1789, with only 15,000 people who actually benefited from the high tax rate. Many of the taxes were sent for King Louis XVI's personal court in Versailles, because of this his people often thought lowly of him.

Harold Marcuse. history.ucsb.com. April 29, 2006. Web. May 21, 2015

       Many of the French peasantry were forced to rent their lands from Lords and pay large amounts of taxes in order to grow crops on their land. Even with their tax money, during this time there were several seasonal crop failures. This had a severely negative impact on the population of France because were now struggling with paying high taxes, and were no longer able to produce their own food. 

        King Louis XVI was also a highly known supporter of the American Revolution and sent several supplies and resources overseas. He also created a large naval army to defeat Britain's, helping the Americans win their independence form Great Britain. However, this act eventually left France in a deep economic struggle, and caused the French Monarchy's budget to be extremely low. With Louis XVI's spending now cut, he proposed a a law to make the third estate pay higher taxes. The nobility declined this law, and cleverly persuaded some of the third estate to join their side and denounce the power of the King. 

"French Revolution causes: An Economic Crisis".  Bastille-day.com. July 1, 2012. Web. May 21, 2015.

By: Amity Porto