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Estates-General
a meeting of an assembly of representatives from all three states had their first meeting in 175 years, at Versailles -
Third Estate
voted to establish the National Assembly, in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the begining of representative government -
Tennis Court Oath
the third estate delegates found them selves locked out of their meeting room. they broke down a door to an indoor tennis court, poledging to stay until they drawn up a new constitution -
Europe
Storming of the Bastille ignites the French Revolution -
World
George Washington is inaugurated as first U.S. president -
expensive living
the cost of living was rising and bad weather in the 1780s caused widespread crop failures, resulting in a severe shortage of grain. the price of bread doubled in 1789 and many people struggled with starvation -
King Louis XVI
Thousands of armed citizens attack the palace attempting to kill the queen 100. claimed the life of about 100 people -
Europe
KIng Louis XVI is executed by guillotine; Reign of Terror begins -
World
Great Britain seizes the Cape Colony in South Africa from the Dutch