Of all the
complexities and events of the French Revolution, picking the immediate effect is probably the
easiest. The French Revolution brought about the dissolution of a system of monarchy that dated
back to the Fifth Century. The king and his wife were eventually executed as were thousands of
nobles. In its place, a republican form of government that was inspired by the European
Enlightenment was instituted.
As the peasants revolted in rural areas against
the lords and tax collectors, the centuries-old feudal system of government was also abolished.
The aristocracy was virtually eliminated in France often through the use of public executions at
the guillotine. While there were far-reaching long-term implications to the French Revolution,
the most immediate result was a new political and social class system in
France.
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