What was the situation in France in 1788? Why was France — and not, let’s say, Spain or the United Kingdom — in a prime position to undergo a revolution?

What was the situation in France in 1788? Why was France — and not, let’s say, Spain or the United Kingdom — in a prime position to undergo a revolution?

This week we are looking at the outbreak of Revolution in the Americas and Europe. 1. What was the situation in France in 1788? Why was France — and not, let’s say, Spain or the United Kingdom — in a prime position to undergo a revolution? 2. What were the Estates General? Who belonged to which Estate? And how were members of the different estates treated differently? 3. What is the context behind the outbreak of the revolution in Haiti? Who were the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and what happened to them? 4. In what ways are the American Declaration of Independence, and the Haitian Declaration of Independence similar? How are they different?