MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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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: -Summoned by King Louis XVI, the Estates General of 1789 ended when the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and, against the wishes of the King, invited the other two estates to join. This signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1789, the King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General. It was the first meeting of the Estates General called since 1614. He called the meeting because the French government was having financial problems.