Question

What bankrupted France of money and prestige

Answer 1

The immediate cause of the Revolution was that the French monarchy faced imminent bankruptcy. (This was partly because of the enormous sums it had spent assisting the American Revolution between 1778 and 1781 in order to discomfort the traditional enemy, Britain.)

Answer 2

During the French Revolution Life Styles of the Poor The occupations of peasants were mostly farmers. them to revolt. France's peasants lived under the worst conditions. ... Rural citizens began hearing rumors that King Louis XVI was ordering his troops into the French countryside to stanch peasant rebellions