Title: Causes of French Revolution, French Revolution Causes, Economic Crisis in France
Headings: Causes of French Revolution
Causes of French Revolution
Estates of Realm
Influence of the Enlightenment on the French Revolution
Tennis Court Oath

Content: in 1756 the French fought with the Americans against British. This caused the government run low on money at a time when prices were high. This contributed to the overall causes leading up to the revolution because it outraged the peasants to be so burdened that they could not afford to eat. On top of that they had failed crops which further increased the price of the essential commodities. All this lead to unrest and food riots. In 1700, the price of essential things increased so much that the wages of the workers could not match with the price of the commodities. So the families could not afford food and other basic necessities with such low incomes. This is long term causes which lead to French revolution as there was a lot of discontentment among the masses. In 1787-88, the harvests were very bad due to very severe cold winters. Thousands of people suffered because there was not enough food.