High taxes due to the
participation in wars like the
American War of Independence
Social
The 3rd state was the only state
that paid taxes.Unequal vote in
the Estates General
Political
According to the Louis XVI's ministers all
the estates should pay taxes, but the 1st and
2nd estate refused, and then the 3rd estate
demanded that the king call the Estates
General.
At first the king refused, because
that meant he would lose his
power as an absolute monarch