The French Revolution lasted from 1789 to 1799. This war had many causes that began the revolution. Its causes ranged from the American Revolution, the economic crisis in France, social injustices to the immediate causes like the fall of Bastille, the Convening of the Estate-General, and the Great Fear. As a result of this revolution, there are many effects, immediate and long-term. The immediate effects were the declaration of rights of man, abolishing of old reign, execution of king and queen, the reign of terror, and war and forming of the citizen-army. The long-term effects were the rise of Napoleon, the spread of revolutionary ideas, the growth of nationalism, and the conservative reaction.
             The contributing factor to the French Revolution was the economic crisis in France. The French government had undergone economic crises, resulting from the long wars waged during the reign of Louis XIV, the losses incurred in the French and Indian War, and increased indebtedness arising from loans to the American colonies during the American Revolution. The American Revolution showed that they got economic and political freedom from Britain. This liberalism sparked many revolutions in Europe, but in France, the ideas of the Enlightenment and liberalism were put to their fullest test. The French people wanted rights and would later get these. Another reason was that the old regime was ineffective and it abused its power.
             The immediate causes of the French Revolution were that the Estate-General had to convene. Increasing political pressure and being faced with the total collapse of its finances, the Old Regime began to unravel. Almost immediately tempers arose regarding voting procedures in the upcoming Estates-General. In its last meeting, voting had been organized by the estate, with each of the three estates meeting separately and each having one vote. In this way, the privileged classes had combined to outvote the third estate, which...