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1789 BCE
Estates General Called
The Estates-General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm called by him to propose solutions to France's economic problems. The Estates-General was a meeting of the three estates within French society which included the clergy, nobility and the third estate. The estate to which a person belonged was very important because it determined that person's rights, obligations and status. -
National Assembly Formed
The National Assembly was created amidst the turmoil of the Estates-General that Louis XVI called in 1789 to deal with the looming economic crisis in France. the purpose of the national assembly was for choosing the president.
It was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates General. This Assembly called themselves the National Assembly since they represented at least 96% of the nation. -
Tennis Court Oath
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath. The Tennis Court Oath was significant because it showed the growing unrest against him and laid the foundation for later events, including: the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the storming of the Bastille. the cause of the tennis court oath was they found themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall at Versailles on June 20 and thinking that the king was forcing them to separate. -
: The Storming of the Bastille
The main reason why the French government stormed the Bastille was not to free any prisoners but to get bullets and arms. The National Assembly and revolutionist attacked the Bastille in response to the King Louis XVI sending troops to paris. It was stormed on 14 July 1789 by the people who wanted to reach the ammunition that was believed to have been stored there.