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mar 1, 1788 - Louis the XVI calls the Estate General to order

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The estate general consists of three estates
Estate 1: Clergy
Estate 2: Nobility
Estate 3: The rest of french society
The Clergy and Nobility were the upper class citizens so they teamed up in decisions against the poor majority of french society raising taxes on food and supplies causing there own wealth to grow

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Date:

mar 1, 1788
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~ 238 years ago