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The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. This assembly was composed of three estates which is the clergy, nobility and commoners. -
This assembly was composed of three estates the clergy, nobility and commoners. The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution. -
They had finding themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall at Versailles on June 20, and thinking that the king was forcing them to disband, they moved to a nearby indoor tennis court. -
They were thinking about the reforms which could take place politically but Necker's main agenda of concern was administrative power. The King, who planned to use force against the Estates General, dismissed Necker on July 11, 1789, because he regarded him as too sympathetic to the Third Estate -
The main reason why the Parisians stormed the Bastille was not to free any prisoners but to get ammunition and army. It was also a symbol of the monarchy's tyranny.