Before the French Revolution, France was facing many problems, such as famine, high taxes, high food prices, and an absolute monarchy unable to solve the problems. Compared to the nobility and clergy, the bourgeoisie and peasants were taxed ridiculously. So clearly in this period we have the feeling that the third estate bore the burden of repaying France's debt. So, due to this unjust treatment and knowledge of enlightened thought, the bourgeoisie sought to put an end to the classes and their lack of representation by forming the National Assembly. The farmers, however, were not driven by the same goals. When they decided to rebel it was not for political or social reasons like the bourgeoisie, but rather because of high food prices and anger towards the clergy and nobility who feasted during a famine. The bourgeoisie, however, was more effective in driving changes during the Revolution because it sought to end classes and absolute monarchy, but this would not have been possible without the violent actions of the peasants. The formation of the National Assembly by the bourgeoisie was a change in government that implemented Enlightenment ideas because it sought to end absolute monarchy and, more importantly, created a constitution for France; however it could not have been done without the violent actions of the farmer. Before the National Assembly, France was ruled by an absolute monarch who lacked the ability to solve the problems faced by the nation. So when the National Assembly began to meet and made it clear that they would solve France's problems with or without the other states, Louis saw it as a problem. Thus Louis XVI th...... middle of paper......, classes, unjust taxation and embracing the idea that all men are equal before the law (Declaration of the Rights of Men 1789). In conclusion, the changes implemented by the bourgeoisie starting from the Enlightenment ideas adopted would not have been such without the fortuitous help of the violent rebellions of the peasants, because their efforts would have been frustrated from the beginning. However, the bourgeoisie was more effective in driving changes during the Revolution because it had "enlightened" objectives such as the end of classes and absolute monarchy, rather than the instinctive objectives of the peasants who had to rebel with anger and hope, lower the prices of food products and put an end to hunger. This applies to the world as a whole because it reiterates that the most effective changes are achieved with assertive action rather than aggressive action..