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To try and solve France's financial crisis, king Louis brought representatives from all of the estates together. Each estate would have 1/3rd of the power.
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French peasants stormed the Bastille to gain gunpowder and ammunition to fight the upper classes. After a brief battle, the prison was overwhelmed and torn down.
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The 3rd estate's representitives, led by Robespierre, were locked out of the Estates General meeting. In response, they formed the National Assembly.
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After being locked out, the 3rd estate moved to a tennis court and resolved to remain there until a new constitution promising equality for all men was signed.
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"Rights of Man" was a document giving all people certain rights. It was very important in the French Revolution