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Divided French Society and Financial Trouble
First Estate: Made up of clergy
Second Estate: Made up of nobility
Third Estate: Majority of the population -
The Estates General
When all the estates get together and have to work it out.
The 3rd estate becomes the 3rd assembly. -
Storming the Bastille
The bastille is a prison.
King is now scared becasue farmers, bakers, etc. beat the prison people.
This happened because they wouldnt open the gate and got angry so they started to fire.
this happened on July 14th, 1789 -
Revolt/National Assembly
They're going to revolt regaurdless of anything.
it gives people the rights for things.
its made up of mostly rich people
the king and his wife were concerned for safety -
Civil War
the monarchs dont want to lose the war
October 1791 legeslative assembly takes over
the bread prices go up higher -
Threats from Abroad
noble gives up privlages
natural rights is protected by government
european pored the french plague
preparing the war against Austria