The French Revolution
The French Revolution started after the American Revolution with many of the french soldiers returning with the enlightenment ideas from America. The first two estates was about two percent of the population and the rest made up the third estate. That's a big difference and with that many people in one class there's bound to be some form of a fight to make a difference. The third estate recongized themselves as the National Assembly. A few weeks later drew up the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. This meant that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights."This was definitely going to change things among the social classes. Slavery was abolished, church lands were sold, and castles of lords were attacked to burn documents. King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed. France definitely seem to undergo major changes like they wanted to get rid of everything old and start new. What a way to do it.
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