The American Revolution inspired the French people to take action against the monarchy, like the colonists had against the British King
Taxes were low for the clergy and noblemen, and high for the French working class. A famine caused outrage and people started to take action.
King Louis XVI was a young, weak king and he was sole ruler of France. The people rebelled.
The Age of Enlightenment meant attitudes were changing about democracy and political ideals.
A symbolic stance against the authority of the king was the storming of the Bastille. It was the beginning of the end of the French monarchy.
The kiddies made the Bastille prison. There were only seven prisoners held captive at the time but it was the symbolism behind it which caused an advisor to King Louis to inform him that, "it is not a revolt. It is a revolution."
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