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    ROAD TO REVOLUTION

    Sep 02, 2021 2 minutes
    WORDS: EMMA SLATTERY WILLIAMS

    17 MARCH 1778

    Britain declares war on France in the American Revolutionary War. French money, troops, weaponry and ships help America achieve independence from Britain, but saddle France with debt.

    5 MAY 1789

    Summoned by Louis XVI, the Estates-General is convened for the first time since 1614. Representatives of the three estates – the clergy (First Estate), the nobility

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