may 5, 1789 - Estates General is convened
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Description: Louis XVI Called together the Estates General for the first time in over a century, last effort call because Louis XVI was running out of money.
Significance: By doing this it is kind of a "white flag" or surrender to the people since calling them together ultimately ends up in the end of his reign.
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French Revolution
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