The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in 1792, although some include Napoleon's reign as part of the revolution, stating that it ended in 1804. It was a time of confusion, disorder, and bloodshed . The French commoners decided they were being treated unfairly and planned to overthrow their king. The French Revolution was a long and terrible war, which promoted democracy and equality for the French people and led not only to the deaths of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI, but also to France becoming a more liberal country. This essay will investigate the causes of the French Revolution such as Enlightenment ideas, taxation, economic problems, and the political system of the time. It will be shown that there is no single direct cause for the outbreak of the French Revolution, but many different reasons of varying importance. The first and least important cause of the three were the Enlightenment ideas of the time. Christianity was the dominant religion at the time and the clergy had a lot of power and exerted strong political influence as well as being very wealthy. However, the church and most of the higher clergy ignored the problems of the poorer people of France, whom they were supposed to serve, and were criticized by Enlightenment writers such as Voltaire. Enlightenment writers questioned the way things had worked for years. The ancien regime was the political and social system of France before the French Revolution. According to the system, everyone was subject to the king, and people were divided into three states. Enlightenment writers and philosophers would question the old order and write about new political systems and a society in which everyone would have equal power. Because of this, ... half of the paper ... Soon, King Louis XV bankrupted the national treasury and left the country in debt. At this point, monarchs were frowned upon, so when France transitioned to Louis XVI, people were quick to judge him and consider him a bad king who didn't know how to deal with the country's affairs. The French people were tired of having kings who repeatedly ignored their problems and needs and turned against the idea of ​​absolutism, making it one of the causes of the French Revolution. The last and most important cause was taxes. France's involvement in the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence depleted the national treasury and left France with multiple debts. Queen Marie Antoinette's love for extravagant lifestyle and the large sum of money used to keep the Palace of Versailles in good condition did not help pay off debts at all.