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King Louis XVI calls the Estates General
Cause: Due to a financial crisis, needed the Estates-General to address the fiscal problems Effect: The failure to resolve it results in the Third Estate breaking away -
The Tennis Court Oath
Cause: After being locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General. the Third Estate took an oath to not disband till a new constitution is created Effect: First major defiance of the monarchy -
Storming of the Bastille
Cause: Fears of royal repression and food shortages Effect: Start of the French Revolution -
Great Fear in the Countryside
Cause: News of the storming of the Bastille led to panic Effect: Peasants revolted and demanded reforms -
The National Assembly Adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Cause: Due to revolutionary demands, they adopt this document Effect: The Declaration becomes the foundation for the new legal system -
The Women’s March on Versailles
Cause: Rising food prices and demand of bread Effect: Decline of monarchy authority -
The Constitution of 1791 Sets Up a Constitutional Monarchy in France
Cause: In an effort to stabilize France
Effect: The new constitution creates a constitutional monarchy but increases the divisions in France