HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Place the following events in sequence:A) Storming of the Bastille; B) Formation of the National Assembly; C) Calling together of the Estates-General
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C, B, A
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A, B, C
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C, A, B
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A, C, B
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The national assembly was formed on June 20, 1789, by representatives of the third estate. To raise new taxes Louis XVI had convened the estate general on May 5 1789 at Versailles. There had been no such meeting since 1614.
Detailed explanation-2: -While the National Assembly was busy at Versailles drafting a constitution, After spending hours in long queues at the bakery, crowds of angry women stormed into the shops. At the same time, the king ordered troops to move into Paris. On 14 July, the agitated crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille.
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