The nobles and clergy made up the First and Second Estates in the Estates General.Third estate people did not have power and freedom in politics.They worked hard and had to pay heavy taxes.
When Louis XVI finally called the Estates General to solve financial difficulties, the Third Estate did not agree with the unfair system of the Estates General. They formed the National Assembly to make a constitution. People were afraid that the king would suppress the National Assembly. They were also discontented that the king dismissed Necker, the popular Finance Minister. The hungry Parisians, who suffered from bad harvest, burst out their anger by attacking the Bastille prison .The Fall of Bastille started the French Revolution.The French people were inspired to go against their king.The success of the Americans to overthrow British rule encouraged the French to fight for their freedom.
