... of bad government".iii Political and Social Inequalities were still very common in France as they still practiced the feudal system in the eighteenth century. There were three social classes known as estates. The nobles and the clergy made up the first two estates and were the richest in France; however they were exempt from taxes and were they only people that could enjoy positions of importance. This caused a great degree of discontentment within the bourgeoisie as they worked very hard and had to pay taxes. The bourgeoisie was the third estate in France, everyone other than the nobility was in this class. From the perspective of the bourgeoisie, this system was a problem.iv The Influence of the Enlightenment was also a contributing factor to the revolution. The ideas and writings of the enlightenment thinkers like Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau became widespread. The French people were inspired for change even ...

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