HIST 1003 : History Exam 2 Notes
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France faced a fiscal crisis financial crisis. Louis xiv called a meeting with the estates general. The last time the estates general is 1614. Not only does louis xiv face a fiscal crisis, he also faces a political crisis. The harvest of 1788 was disastrous, the population increased and it was clear that there was not just a fiscal and political crisis, there would also be an economic crisis: led to a crisis of order. The estates general was slightly different than parliament: the estates general has the house of the clergy, nobility, and. In june, the more radical members of the estates general decided they would not give up until they wrote a constitution for france. The constitution restricts the power of the king: the estates general radicals now want to be called the national. Assembly: in may and june there were food riots, drink riots, and riots period.
