1789: Estates-General, Storming of the Bastille, and Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
1.The Estates General Meeting of 5th May 1789. The estates general meeting of 5th May 1789 comprised of 621 representatives of the third estate, 308 clergy and 285 nobles. Louis xvi and his poor advisors thought that each estate representative would present a list of grievances (cashiers) and offer some advice which would help in solving financial crisis and other problems that France was facing. The cashiers expressed loyalty and fidelity (faith) to the king; most of them reflected the radical philosophy of the age and demanded for reforms in the government and society. Many of the cashiers demanded for the abolition of social inequalities in the society. The mood of the third estate was expressed in a pamphlet written by Abbey Sieyes which was circulated in large numbers on the eve of the French revolution What is the third estate? , Asked Sieyes, Everything' What has it been in politics up to now? Nothing What does it ...