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Start of the Seven Years' War, which compounded the debt situation
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Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI Marriage
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France declares war against Great Britain in support of the American colonies
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The Assembly of Notables is convoked
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The storming and fall of the Bastille.
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Lafayette appointed Commander of National Guard.
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National Assembly decrees Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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The women of Paris invaded Versailles.
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Suppression of religious orders and vows.