Society During The French Revolution
...Revolution during this time went through significant
changes from the beginning when society was run by the wealthy class and being
undemocratic and changed to being a democratic state.
From 1789 to 1799, the French Revolution was a "cataclysmic political and
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social upheaval." French society was going though a hard period in France that
was the French Revolution. "Recent scholars tends to downplay the social class
struggle and emphasize political, cultural, ideological, and personality factors in
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the advent and unfolding of the conflict." The French Revolution was caused by
the unhappiness of peasants being taxed...
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