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The Enlightenment, which led to many European writers criticising the Monarchy and espousing democratic, liberalist, nationalist and socialist ideas.
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Start of the sevon year war, witch compounded the debt situation.
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Coronation of Louis XVI @ remis,
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Start of american war of Independence. (1775-1783).
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France declares war agenst great britian. IN support to the American colonies. The subsequent war worsens the debt situation futher.
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Jacques Necker releases his complete rendy, leading ordinary french to believe that the economics situation is stable.
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Treaty of Paris ends the war. The succes of the American colonist against a European power increases the ambitions of those wishing for reform of France.
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The dimond neclace affair results in the discreasing of Marie Antoniette.
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Brienne sends edicts for tax reform legidlstion to the parlements for regglistation.
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First Assembly of Notables meets against a background of state finacial instability to the imposition of
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February 22: First Assembly of Notables meets against a background of state financial instability and general resistance by the nobility to the imposition of taxes and fiscal reforms.
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Calonne's publication of his proposal & the intransigence of the note leads to a public class & impassess.
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Louis dissmisses both calonne & the keeperof the seal or minister of justice. Miromesnil, in an attempt to break the impasses.
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The archbishop of Toulouse & vocal leader of the higher clergy, Lome`nie de Brienne is appointed chief minister os state.
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Prlement of paris overwhelmingy rejects the royal legislation.
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August 6: Legislation passed at a lit de justice. Subsequently the parlement declares the registration was illegal. Supported by public opinion, it initiates criminal proceedings against the disgraced Calonne
