French-revolution.pptx

Philosophers like Voltaire and Rousseau challenged the "divine right" of kings, advocating for reason, natural rights, and government by the people.

Years of bad harvests, the rising cost of bread, and massive war debts from supporting the American Revolution pushed France to the brink of bankruptcy. French-Revolution.pptx

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | Élysée advocating for reason