Question

The French Revolution was caused by several events. The Enlightenment provided the ideas, and the Little Ice Age decimated the crop. Which of the following should be added to this list of causes?
a.) Unfair tax practices of the French Monarchy.
b.)Storming of the Bastille by the Third Estate.
c.)French support of the English Revolution.
d.)Threat of invasion by Austria.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Unfair tax practices of the French Monarchy.

Explanation:

Monarch is a government that rules the society and powerful king or queen headed it. The monarch ruling controlled all the social aspect. Therefore the ruler had absolute power on the community. This involved placing people in various estates power for instance nobility peasants or clergy.

The medieval absolute monarchy had a practice of divine right; this means that monarch attained its power from the gods. This, therefore, increased the monarchy power since it ensured the leaders did not gain their skills through people, and thus, people had no control or said in their ruling.

Answer 2

A) unfair taxes only to be paid by the third estate