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Nobles use lands owned by the king for loyalty, military service, and protection.

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Feudalism

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Monarch of France in the 1780s

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Louis XVI

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Social class of Nobility.

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2nd Estate

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Social class of the clergy.

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1st Estate

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Bourgeoisie led this estate, comprising merchants, artisans, cooks, servants, and peasants.

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3rd Estate

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Assembly of representatives from all three estates, first met in 175 years when Louis XVI called them.

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Estates General

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French Congress formed by Third Estate reps on June 17, 1789, for reforms.

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National Assembly

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Pledge by France's National Assembly in 1789 to meet until a new Constitution was drafted.

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Tennis Court Oath

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July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison and captured gunpowder.

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Storming of the Bastille

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Revolutionary ideals adopted by France's National Assembly.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen