Louis closed the meeting room of the 3rd Estate/National Assembly which they saw as a despotic act. The deuties moved to a nearby Tennis court and swore to an Oath (tennis court oath) to not to disperse until they had given France.......
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Louis offered concessions on taxes but said the decrees of the national assembly of what day were unacceptable and therefore void?
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more clergy and nobles joined the third Estate until when were they numbered 830 members?
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when did Louis take action in moving more troops into Paris/Versailles area?
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when did this happen: over 20,000 troops in the area, Louis felt strong enough to dismiss popular minister, Necker, as he didn't want to implement his reforms.
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when did this happen: news of Necker's dismisal reached Paris and inflamed a tense situation. high food prices had already led to rioting. Necker was swwn as the minister to solve the economic crises. Armed Revolt was triggered.
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when did this happen: Baracades were erected to stop any royal troop entering Paris. In Versailles, the National Assembly called for the removal of all troops.
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when did this happen:Parisians seized muskets and cannon from the arsenal, Les Invalides, then went to the Bastille for the gunpowder and cartridges stored there.
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what is being described: a royal fortress and prison, a symbole of royal power.
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when did this happen: Louis visited the National Assembly to announce he was withdrawing all troops from Paris/Versailles.
