What caused the February revolution?

financial difficulties of the French government

.expenditure on war, Austria session war, Spanish session war,7 year war over Canada with Britain and the war of American independence.Which lead to bankruptcy.

EXCESSIVE CORRUPTION

.Tax farmers

.Extravagant expenditure of the ruler of France{Bourbon}

BUILDING OF VERSAILLES

.By Louis XIV

GRIVERANCES OF THE 3rd ESTATES

THE MIDDLE CLASS BOURGEOIS

,Concerned for social equality in France in spite of success and wealth

.feared that the money"s they had loan to the gov"t will be lost

.wanted a say in the government

PEASANTS

.EXCESSIVE TAXATION.

.land tax{Tallie}

.20% of their income{vingtieme}

.salt tax{gabelle}

.tithe to the church

. labor tax{cervee}

.poll tax

.land!

. INFLUENCE OF LEADERS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT

Montesquieu

Voltaire

Rousseau

COMPLEX GOVERNMENT

OBSTACLES EXISTED IN THE kings POWER

.CHURCH AS AN INSTITUTION{GALICAN}

.NOBILITY

.PARLEMENT{HIGH COURT}