France was not a happy place before the French Revolution. There were high taxes that were only paid by the Third Estate. That is a class of people that included the very poor and unemployed to the wealthy merchants. Even though the merchants were successful, they paid most of their income in taxes. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were not popular at all because they had extravagant life styles. The people were tired of supporting them. This video sums up what was going on in France during the late 1700s.
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GoAnimate.com: Minute History- France In The Late 1700s by Rocque
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