What Were the Causes of the French Revolution?

France had been ruling under a system where social inequality was prominent and the out-dated absolutism approach of regime in France was becoming less successful; resulting in a radical revolution began by the lower class population. Weary of the manner they were being treated by the upper class citizens and the unfair laws imposed upon them, the third estate began to take a stand and rebel against the system they were under. There were many things that caused them to feel so frustrated, yet all of these problems can be traced back to the social inequality of the state.
Through the enlightenment Louis XVI was the ruler, and during this time the old ways of Absolutism and enlightened despotism was weakening and becoming out of date. …