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The estates General
The estates general is used to vote for the first time since the 1600s -
National Assembly
Third estate declares itself to be the national assembly -
Tennis Court Oath
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Storming of The Bastille
The french prison Bastille is stormed by many people in the third estate, prisoners are freed and gunpowder stored at the prison is siezed. -
The Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen
The first constitution of France is created.