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may 18, 1789 - Estates General

Description:

- Meeting called by King to fix financial problems of France
- Third Estate outnumbered by votes
- Third Estate locked out, made National Assembly in Tennis Court
- Presented "Cahiers de Doleances" as grievances against king
- Reforms of taxations and noble rights

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Date:

may 18, 1789
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~ 235 years ago