Problems leading to the french revolution?

Answer 1

The big problem that led to the French Revolution was the issue with horrible monarchs. The leaders would spend money carelessly on themselves, not their nation or people, and did not care about their citizens. Most of the French were peasants, had no land, poor, and were starving. It was also caused by the horrible hierarchy the country had: the Ancien Régime, which had three estates. The first estate, the smallest and on top, was formed of the clergy. The second estate, the second smallest and in the middle, was formed of the nobility. The third, the by far largest (comprising of over 97% of the French population) and on the bottom, was formed of anyone who was not a part of the first two (this includes lawyers, peasants, doctors, merchants, etc.). The way the government was set up only allowed one vote from each estate, so you can see how unfair it was. About 1% of the population for one vote, about 2% for another vote, and about 97% for the last vote, obviously not fair representation. This then led to the Tennis Court Oath, which then further land to the revolution.