The Social Events on the French Revolution

The Social Events on the French Revolution

As the country of France grew in power and size so did its social and political problems. Over the course of a couple of years these problems caused riots and many political as well as social movements. Most of these movements and riots influenced the French Revolution and sparked debates on what was worse for the country. The social events that occurred in France influenced the political events. If the social events did not happen than the political events would have never transpired. The greatest influence on the French Revolution was the social revolution.

The Social Revolution was started by many of the problems presented by the Political Revolution. These problems started many riots and social movements that impacted France as a country. A huge percentage of the French population was involved during these revolutionary times, which impacted the country and influenced the revolution.

The Storming of Bastille was a crucial part of the social movement. The commoners stormed the Prison of Bastille which was a Prison to house those who

displeased the King, these were usually the more wealthy. They stormed the Bastille in order to retrieve the gunpowder in it. This raid caused many deaths of the poorer classes that were storming the Bastille. This was the fall of the Monarchs in France and was the beginning of the Revolution, which kept the National Assembly alive.

The French Revolution was impacted was when King Louis called for and Estates General in 1789, after the storming of Bastille The Estates General divided France into 3 different classes. The more wealthy citizens of France called for this because of the Economic crisis in France. This was due to its huge population of 20 million confined in between its boarders. The First Estate was the clergy, the Second Estate was the nobility and the Third Estate was the commoners, the ones who revolted. The commoners thought that this policy was unfair toward them...