<P> The causes of the French Revolution can be attributed to several intertwining factors: </P> <Ul> <Li> Cultural: The Enlightenment philosophy desacralized the authority of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, and promoted a new society based on reason instead of traditions . </Li> <Li> Social: The emergence of an influential bourgeoisie which was formally part of the Third Estate (commoners) but had evolved into a caste with its own agenda and aspired to political equality with the clergy (First Estate) and the aristocracy (Second Estate). </Li> <Li> Financial: France's debt, aggravated by French involvement in the American Revolution, led Louis XVI to implement new taxations and to reduce privileges . </Li> <Li> Political: Louis XVI faced strong opposition from provincial parlements which were the spearheads of the privileged classes' resistance to royal reforms . </Li> <Li> Economic: The deregulation of the grain market, advocated by liberal economists, resulted in an increase in bread prices . In periods of bad harvests, it would lead to food scarcity which would prompt the masses to revolt . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Cultural: The Enlightenment philosophy desacralized the authority of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, and promoted a new society based on reason instead of traditions . </Li>

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