The French Revolution, which occurred from 1789 to 1799, was a time when the monarchy was overthrown, a republic was formed, and limits were imposed to the Church. The French Revolution ended with the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. The French Revolution created the French Legislative Assembly, which is still in place today. Many would say that the Enlightenment was a cause of the French Revolution, but the Enlightenment was not a primary driver of the Revolution. France's poor living conditions, the French monarchy, and involvement in the American Revolution and other wars caused the French Revolution. France's poor living conditions and depressed economy were a major driving force behind the French Revolution. The French were so poor that they had neither shoes to wear nor food to eat. France's poverty is breaking its economy at the root. The economy deteriorated so much that "in December 1788 there was a national revolt against food shortages and rising prices, which continued to spread until the summer of 1789, when there was a another bad harvest” (Todd 528). A ...