Topic > Financial Factors That Led to the French Revolution

IntroductionThe French Revolution was nothing more than any revolution before or after it: a radical change in the institution known as the ordinary way of life. What began as a dispute between the people and the monarchy quickly turned into a violent and demanding movement to change the government that was more representative of the French people. With many examples around them, the French people had many examples and inspirations that motivated them to revolt. The English had lived with some governmental relief knowing that the monarchy did not have all the power and Parliament made some of the most important decisions. Across the Atlantic, Americans had already begun and concluded their revolution, becoming a nation independent of Great Britain. Furthermore, these two examples were only recent efforts made by the citizens of their nation: the creation of the British Parliament would have occurred within an English revolution. The Enlightenment struck the world in the 18th century with new ideas and ways of thinking, ways that influenced the American and French Revolutions. All this would soon influence the French enough to rebel against the monarchy and take control of the government. At the conclusion of the French Revolution, King Louis XVI and the absolutist monarchy would be found headless, republicanism would be instilled in the government of France, and, soon after, the French people would be under not a king but an emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte . While some argue that there has been no significant progress considering that going from king to emperor is no different, the change within the French financial system remains noteworthy, putting into context the substantial situation facing the country... .half an article...the only reason) to create change in your country.BibliographyBossenga, G. (2011). Financial origins of the French Revolution. In T. Kaiser and D. Van Kley (eds.), From Deficit to Flood: The Origins of the French Revolution Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Felix, J. (2006). The financial origins of the French Revolution. In P. Campbell (ed.), The Origins of the French Revolution: Issues in FocusNew York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.Goldstone, J. A. (2011). The social origins of the French Revolution revisited. In T. Kaiser and D. Van Kley (eds.), From Deficit to Flood: The Origins of the French Revolution Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.Jones, PM (2003). The French Revolution, 1787-1804. (2nd ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson.Kwass, M. (2000). Privilege and fiscal policy in eighteenth-century France. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.