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This war sent the french spiraling into dept.
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The french had one of the worst winter they have had in 90 years
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After a series of bad harvests because of the bad winter
, there is not enough bread to go around. Started in the winter and spring of 1789. -
BEcause if the dept Louis XVI got the Estate General together to figue out how to fix the problem.
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At the meeting of the estates general the third estate was not allowed in because they wanted more representation. They were rightfully ticked off because of this. They broke into a tennis court and made the National Essembly.
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Citizens storm the bastille to get gunpowder for the guns they took
