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What is the social cause of french revolution

The social causes also led to the outbreak of the revolution. The inequalities prevailing in the society created much discontentment among the masses and forced them to oppose the prevalent social structure.

The French society was mainly divided into two classes: (i) the privileged, and (ii) the unprivileged.

The nobles, feudal lords and the higher clergy formed the privileged classes while the unprivileged class constituted the peasants, tenants, labourers, artisans, small traders and shopkeepers.

No special privilege was granted to the unprivileged classes but they had to bear the burden of heavy taxes. Thus their life left much to be desired.


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