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Bread Riots
High Bread prices made women mad so they marched in the streets. This worsened the view that women had on King Louis XVI and how he managed the country. -
Financial Crisis
France didn't have any money. People in the third estate weren't able to make much money and couldn't pay taxes while the rich refused to pay taxes. This made the people mad at the rich. -
Meeting of the estate generals
The third estates congress left the meeting declaring themselves the congress of France. In order for them to enforce the power they said they had they needed to get guns somewhere and that was the Bastille. -
Tennis Court Oath
The third estate declared themselves the national assembly. King Louis XVI locked them out of a meeting. This made them mad so they met in a nearby Tennis Court and made a constitution for France. -
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Spread of Rumors
Rumors spread saying that King Louis XVI was going to break up the National Assembly. This made the people of the third estate mad. -
Creation of a mob
An angry mob was formed due to the actions of the king and the rumors spread around him. -
Storming of Bastille
The mob marched to Bastille and killed the guards protecting the prison. The mob then got access to all the weapons inside the prison.