Question

determine whether the following characteristics were intellectual or economic causes of the french revolution.
introduction of new concepts such as popular sovereignty
the governments involvement in the american revolution
the spread of ideas concerning natural and human rights
government overspending to fund the kings extravagant lifestyle
intellectual causes economic causes

Explanation:

Intellectual causes relate to new ideas and ideological shifts that challenged the existing order. Economic causes involve financial mismanagement and fiscal strain on the state.

• Popular sovereignty and natural/human rights are core Enlightenment ideas that inspired revolutionary thought, so they are intellectual causes.
• Government overspending on the king's lifestyle and costs from the American Revolution directly created a fiscal crisis, so they are economic causes.

Answer:

Intellectual Causes	Economic Causes