Causes of the French Revolution

CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: Louis XVI's unpopular marriage to an Austrian princess, Marie Antoinette

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: France's financial support of the Americans in their revolution against the British

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: John Locke's concepts of natural rights and limited government

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: Louis XVI's weak and indecisive nature which could make him slow to respond to crises

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: The Third Estate's resentment of the rights and privileges of the First and Second Estates

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: A lack of revenue due to the exemption of the First and Second Estates from direct taxation by the government

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: Increasing demands from citizens for the protection of the right to speak, publish, and worship freely

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: The cost of supporting the king and queen's lavish lifestyle at Versailles

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: Voltaire's idea that men should have the right to freedom of thought, press, and religion

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CATEGORIZE THE CAUSE: Demands from the Third Estate for offices and privileges to be based on merit rather than birth

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