The French Revolution was a period in French history spanning the years 1789–1799, during which the monarchy was overthrown by the people dissatisfied with the way the king and queen functioned. the country. According to the War Times Journal, “the era itself can be divided into two periods; The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire. The Revolution and subsequent republic saw the overthrow of the old French monarchy and its replacement by a series of sporadically violent civil administrations. At the height of the violent period known as the "Terror", the former king and queen were cruelly put to death. This act galvanized other European nations against France and ensured that whatever improvements might be made later, the resulting nation would never benefit from the cooperation of other European leaders. » The reasons for this revolution are numerous: political and social inequalities, the failure of government, the influence of the Enlightenment and the American Revolution. The king only cared about himself and his fellow men (the royals and the wealthy) who were unaffected by his hasty actions. He also cared more about the United States than his own country, which caused it to become involved in the American Revolution and cause more debts that he could not pay, and the government began to tax the “ordinary” people who paid half of their income to cover their expenses. debts to aristocrats and other lenders. The poor, who made up 98% of the population, were unhappy with the monarchy because they taxed them instead of the nobles, which they saw as unequal so why are you taxing us when we barely have enough money? money to live means? This made them frustrated with the king and queen, so they took over... middle of paper ...... alive and smart, strengthening France before it was again brought to its knees by Great Britain. I believe France just wanted to have a fair government and with a monarchy they were under a dictatorship where they had to follow their rules or they would probably be put to death. The injustice of the king and queen played a major role for me in causing this revolution because I feel like they wanted to keep the poor, poor and the rich, rich, which doesn't is not fair to the lower class and it made them angry, which made them angry. It's understandable, as a citizen you want someone who will build your country, not tear it down or cause more economic problems for the people. In the end, they were able to do exactly what they set out to do. Overthrow the monarchy and gain their own independence without having to endure the hasty actions of an indifferent and unjust monarchy..