aug 8, 1789 - King Louis XIV calls the estates general
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The harvests have failed and starvation is rising up in France. King Louis XIV calls the estates general to talk and find a solution to the problem. He calls the three estates, the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The King tried the fix the 56 million dollars of debt with taxes, and the people didn't like that idea. The revolution had begun. http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/summoning-estates-general-1789
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