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Seven Year War
This war sent the french spiraling into dept. -
Bad Winter
The french had one of the worst winter they have had in 90 years -
Bread Shortage
After a series of bad harvests because of the bad winter
, there is not enough bread to go around. Started in the winter and spring of 1789. -
The meeting of the Estate General
BEcause if the dept Louis XVI got the Estate General together to figue out how to fix the problem. -
National Essembly
At the meeting of the estates general the third estate was not allowed in because they wanted more representation. They were rightfully ticked off because of this. They broke into a tennis court and made the National Essembly. -
Storming of the Bastille
Citizens storm the bastille to get gunpowder for the guns they took
