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Louis XVI inherits the throne of France in 1774

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Louis XVI was married to Marie Antoinette

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The new king found an empty treasury

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Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France

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Lenders charged 10% interest on loans given to the state

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To pay interests , the state icreased taxes

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French society was divided in 3 estates

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Only the third estate paid taxes

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the church collected taxes as Tithes

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The state collected taxes as Taille

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                                         THE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE                                                                   

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                                         THE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE                                                                   

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Population of france increases from 23M in 1715 to 28M in 1789

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Increase in population led to increase in food demand

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Imcreasing demand led to increase in food prices

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Locals couldn't afford the increased prices

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This led to SUBSISTENCE CRISIS

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The middle class emerged in the eighteenth century

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Middle class supported the fact that no one should be privileged by birth

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Philosophers like Jean Jacques Rosseau and John Locke suppored the people

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Locke wrote the book ' Two treatises of the government ' and refuted the doctrine of divine

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Rosseau proposed form of government based on social contract between the people and the monarch

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Montesquieu wrote the book ' The Spirit Of Laws ' and proposed a division between legislature , judiciary and executive

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Discussions were held in the local cofee sops , salons and everywhere else

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Louis XVI increased the taxes which further generated anger among the people to end privelages