GK
WORLD HISTORY
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was executed
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had his troops attack Paris
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called the Estates General together
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abdicated
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Detailed explanation-1: -The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution. On 4 May 1789 the last grand ceremony of the Ancien Régime was held in Versailles: the procession of the Estates General. From all over France, 1, 200 deputies had arrived for the event.
Detailed explanation-2: -Several key issues arose when Louis XVI called the Estates General to meet in 1789. First, the Estates General and King Louis XVI could not agree on what tax reform should look like. This caused bitterness between both sides, and the Estates General came to distrust the king’s intentions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Before the revolution in France, a time known as the Ancien Regime, society was divided into three distinct classes, known as the Three Estates. The First Estate was the clergy, who were people, including priests, who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1794. King Louis XVI needed more money, but had failed to raise more taxes when he had called a meeting of the Estates General. This instead turned into a protest about conditions in France.