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This king called the Estates-General because ordinary royal authority could no longer resolve France’s financial crisis.
Who was Louis XVI?
This crisis forced the monarchy to confront the privileged tax exemptions of the First and Second Estates.
What was the financial crisis?
The Estates-General was called for this month and year.
What is May, 1789?
The Tennis Court Oath took place on this date.
What was 20 June 1789?
This flaky, crescent-shaped pastry is a staple of the French breakfast table.
What is a croissant?
The monarchy’s spending on war, borrowing and this feature of royal life contributed to the growth of state debt.
What was court expenditure?
This privileged assembly rejected Calonne’s reform proposals in 1787.
What was the Assembly of Notables?
This abbé wrote the most famous pamphlet of the political crisis.
Who was Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès?
Deputies gathered in the tennis court after finding themselves in this situation.
What was being locked out of their usual meeting hall?
This thin French pancake can be served with either sweet or savoury fillings.
What is a crepe?
By June 1789, royal authority faced a direct rival in this body claiming to represent the nation.
What was the National Assembly?
This judicial body argued that only the Estates-General could approve new taxation.
What was the Parlement of Paris?
This was the title of Sieyès’ influential pamphlet.
What is 'What is the Third Estate?'?
The deputies swore not to separate until France possessed this.
What was a constitution?
This film, about the exploits of a rodent chef, is set in a Parisian fine-dining restaurant.
What is 'Ratatouille'?
This form of cheap printed political writing became crucial during 1788 and 1789.
What were pamphlets?
The monarchy’s inability to impose reform revealed the weakness of this political system.
What was absolutism?
The calling of the Estates General just prior to the outbreak of revolution was the first such meeting in this many years.
What is 175 years?
The constitutional significance of the Oath was that it placed sovereignty in the representatives of this political body.
What was the nation?
This dish from the Burgundy region features beef slowly cooked in red wine.
What is boeuf bourguignon?
Marie-Antoinette's favourite dog named Mops was this breed, known for its squished-in face.
What is a pug?
Official record show this many people were executed by the revolutionaries or counter-revolutionaries during The Terror.
What is 17,000?
Complete Sieyès’ famous sequence: “What is the Third Estate? Everything. What has it been until now in the political order? Nothing. What does it want to be?”
What is “Something”?
This artist painted the famous depiction of the Tennis Court Oath.
Who is Jacques-Louis David?
This French dish traditionally combines white beans with slow-cooked meat.
What is cassoulet?