For the same reason most citizens rebel against an autocratic ruler. However, in France, things were considerably dreadful. Like Charles Dickens wrote about the French Revolution in his A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.." After the rule of King Louis XV, France was left in bad condition - bad economy, food shortages, famines -- he was one of the most hated Royals in European history. Things got worse when the throne was left to his son, King Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette. Louis XVI passed reforms but they failed and things got worse. After this, the King basically "checked out" from the day-to-day rule. Besides that, King Louis XVI was an indecisive leader and weak. The king and Marie Antoinette were teenagers and Marie was a partygirl. France was starving while Marie was throwing lavish parties and living in frivolity. This is where we get the infamous quote (although often misquoted to Marie Antoinette who didn't say it) "the peasants have no bread. Let them eat cake. Qu'ils mangent de la brioche." And in the Age of the Enlightenment, the people had enough. And it wasn't just the king of France, it was the whole House of Bourbon. Everybody was dying to the guillotine.
France was in the midst of an economic disaster, there was a food shortage and the peasants had neither bread of hope for a brighter future.
Revolutionary War
he led the a slave revolt of haitians against the french
In Russia the first revolution was in 1905.
Ottomans
There are two possible outcomes to a revolt by a colony against a colonizing country. Either the revolt is suppressed and the colony continues to be a colony, or the revolt succeeds and the colony gains its independence.
The citizens decided to revolt against their oppressive government by taking to the streets in protest.
Workers, liberals, students
Other rulers may be concerned that the citizens of their nation, seeing the success of the French Revolution (and the American Revolution before it), could revolt against their government. The leaders wanted absolute power, and the ability of a nation to rise up against their government made rulers worrisome for their own countries.
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A revolt by African slaves in the Caribbean against French colonists.
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Bacon's Rebellion
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The Toussant-Louverture
One of the few mechanisms in place that would allow us to revolt against the government is the right to vote.