The statement citing the essential cause of the French Revolution as
             the "collision between a powerful, rising bourgeoisie and an entrenched
             aristocracy defending it's privileges" has great pertinence in summarizing
             the conflict of 1789. The causes of the French Revolution, being provoked
             by this collision of powers, was the Financial debt of the government and
             the long-standing political differences in the government.
             Over the course of twenty-five years after the Seven Years' War, the
             government of France--the Bourgeoisie royalty, could not manage it's
             finances on a sound basis. This was worsened when France aided the
             American Revolution against Great Britain. The Government had reached
             great financial debt. The problem lied and continued because of the
             government's inability to tap the wealth of the French nation by taxation.
             There was a great paradox in France being a rich nation with a government
             in poverty. The deteriorating finances of the government is what triggered
             the prolonged differences between the Bourgeoisie and the aristocracy.
             The political differences between the monarchy and the nobles came
             about after the Seven Years' war also. The increasing debt of the
             government escalated the hope for the monarchy to resume a "absolute power"
             status as it did with Louis XIV. However this could not be accomplished
             because of the doubt that the public had towards the present kings Louis XV
             and Louis XVI, and the public could not be swayed to help. The only result
             of the attempts for absolutism by the monarchy were a series of new and
             increase taxes on the nobles. The aristocracy immediately reacted to these
             taxes as declaring them unfair and would not accept them. Louis XV began
             with a series of Financial advisors chancellors which all had the intention
             of saving the monarchy from financial ruin. They made many attempts at
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