The French
Revlolution
, French Society in the late
18th Century
1774 - Louis XVI (Bourbon family) became the King of France.
Married at the age of 20 with Austrian princess Marie Antoinette.
Condition of France:
● Drained out financial resources in France after helping
American colonies to gain their independence from
Britain.
● The war added debt of more than 2 billion livres.
,French Society -A Society of
Estates
, The Struggle to Survive
❖ Rapid increase in population could not meet the
increasing demand for food grains.
❖ Increase in prices of bread.
❖ Income did not meet the expenses.
❖ Gap between rich & poor widened.
❖ Situation became worse when drought or hail occurred &
reduced the harvest.
❖ This led to Subsistence Crises.
Revlolution
, French Society in the late
18th Century
1774 - Louis XVI (Bourbon family) became the King of France.
Married at the age of 20 with Austrian princess Marie Antoinette.
Condition of France:
● Drained out financial resources in France after helping
American colonies to gain their independence from
Britain.
● The war added debt of more than 2 billion livres.
,French Society -A Society of
Estates
, The Struggle to Survive
❖ Rapid increase in population could not meet the
increasing demand for food grains.
❖ Increase in prices of bread.
❖ Income did not meet the expenses.
❖ Gap between rich & poor widened.
❖ Situation became worse when drought or hail occurred &
reduced the harvest.
❖ This led to Subsistence Crises.
