Question

select the correct answer.
what was a political cause of the french revolution?
○ a. the division of people into three estates
○ b. the practice of absolute monarchy
○ c. the spread of enlightenment ideas
○ d. the governments tax increases

Explanation:

• Option A: The division of people into three estates (clergy, nobility, commoners) was a social cause, not a political one.
• Option B: The practice of absolute monarchy (where the king had unrestricted power) was a political cause. The people resented the lack of political say and the king's autocratic rule.
• Option C: The spread of Enlightenment ideas (like equality, liberty) was an intellectual/cultural cause.
• Option D: The government's tax increases were an economic cause.

Answer:

B. the practice of absolute monarchy