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For the first time in 175 years, the French King (Louis XVI) calls the Estates General
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The Third Estate signed a petition declaring that they will not disband until a new constitution is written for France.
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Sans Culottes raid the prison fortress in the heart of Paris--this radical move encouraged Louis XVI to acknowledge the third estate and the National Assembly's demands.
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In response to violence in the French countryside, the National Assembly ends feudal privileges from the Old Regime.
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