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Question: What caused the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789!?
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The Revolution started with the States-General convention in Versailles on May 5, 1789!. While the three Estates were supposed to discuss and vote on taxes, they ended up debating about their own structure, the Third Estate demanding double representation!. The Third Estate eventually separated itself from the First and Second Estates, forming the National Assembly!. The King Louis XVI disagreed and shut down the Salle des états where the Assembly met!. The Assembly moved to the Salle du Jeu de Paume were they proceeded to swear the Tennis Court Oath (June 20, 1789), under which they agreed not to separate until they had given France a constitution!. The King pretended to accept the situation, but in the same time brought 20,000 soldiers to Paris!. The people in paris started being very agitated, worried by the price of commodities and the political situation!. The King fired all of his ministers, in particular Necker who was his financial advisor (and a strong supporter of the National Assembly)!. That is what led the people to start protesting in the streets!. When they realized how many soldiers the King had brought, they started fires in the city, the anger in the streets reached its maximum, and on July 14, the people stormed the Bastille!.
The beginning of the Revolution is a combination of all those events!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Do you mean:
1!. why was it in 1789, not 1790 or 1788 !?
2!. what were the underlying social and economic drivers !?

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uh wasnt that after they stormed the bastille!?Www@QuestionHome@Com