The Revolution of 1789

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• Which immediate political development led Louis XVI to convene the Estates-General in May 1789?
• What was the main political significance of the Tennis Court Oath on 20 June 1789?
• Why did the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 become such a powerful symbol of the Revolution?
• Which principle in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen most directly challenged the traditional…
• Match each major event of 1789 with its date.
• Match each revolutionary figure with the role or association most closely connected to him or her in the Revolution.
• Match each revolutionary measure with its main consequence or purpose.
• Match each revolutionary institution with its defining period or function.