What was the political situation in France in 1700s?

Answer 1

The policies of Louis XIV put the French monarchy in debt. The policies of Louis XV made this situation even worse. The common people were anti-monarchy and anti-nobility because they were starving while the rich had huge amounts of money. In the eighteenth century, the "bourgeois"- middle class- came into being. This meant there were now well educated people who were not in favor of the upper class. In 1789, the French Revolution broke out.