mar 5, 1789 - Estates-General is formed
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May 5, 1789: After bad harvests and costly wars, King Louis XVI is forced to assemble the Estates General in order solve their debt issues and food supply issue.
The Estates General wrote up cahiers, or a list of all grievances.
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