The French Revolution is known as one of the greatest social movements of all time, as well as one of the most tragic. As France fought to change the order of the monarchy and change it into a possible democracy the world reacted in different ways. The United States which had just gained their independence from Great Britain saw the revolution as a direct strike against a monarch’s rule. For Great Britain the reactions to the revolution were mixed between those who were for the revolution and those who saw it as an attack on the sanctity of the rule of the monarchy. The escalating tensions between the people of France and the monarchy over a broken tax system and an economic crisis caused the Estates General to convene for the first time since 1614 to deal with the problems that were arising in France. The artisans hungry from the lack of food wanted a way to fight for a chance at gaining ground against tho...