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Basically, the monarchy and the class system. They wanted freedom (of speech, of religion, of profession etc.) and equal rights, they wanted a constitution and they most of all wanted to rid themselves of their monarchs whom they called tyrants.

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Q: What were the people rebelling against in the french revolution?
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