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It was the French Revolution.
The French Revolution.
harsh with unfair taxes.
France and most military historians use the Storming of the Bastille as the starting point in the French Revolution.
The Middle Classes, also called the Bourgeoisie.
The Third Estate.
The First Estate.
The French Revolution was caused by inequality between the first, second, and third estate, increased poverty among the peasants after the wasteful spending of Louis XIV, and rumors of the successful American revolution that spread to France.
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" and it signified exactly what the 3rd estate (the bourgeoisie) wanted for France.
The third estate
France did not have an Emperor during the French Revolution, Napoleon became the Emperor of the French in 1804.
The middle class people of France were known as the bourgeoisie. They represent the wealthiest social class, and are identifiable by their ownership of capital. In France, they represented the Third Estate, and were forced to shoulder the expenses of the first two estates prior to the French Revolution.