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Order the Finance Ministers:

• Brienne

• Necker (1st time)

• Turgot

• Calonne

• Necker (2nd time)

What is an Estates-General?

• An advisory assembly comprised of elected deputies from all three estates

• An advisory council made up of members appointed by the King

• The highest court in France in charge of registering the King's laws and decrees

• The group that collected taxes from each Estate

Minister Malesherbes: "[The voice of] the public of ​ (a)   is that of ​ (b)   ."

• Paris
• the entire nation
• Grenoble
• the provinces too
• France
• the Paris Parlement

Why was the Day of Tiles significant to the outbreak of revolution?

• It was crushed decisively by royal soldiers

• The people supported Louis by throwing tiles of their roofs

• The magistrates of the Grenoble parlement were executed

• Popular violence had stopped the will of the King; weakened Louis' authority

What did Louis do to quell the uprisings following the Day of Tiles?

• Begin preparations for an Estates-General

• Declare bankruptcy

• Declare martial law

• Personally throw tiles back at the people of Grenoble

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What was done with the crops that peasants had harvested?

• Some used to pay the tithe and feudal dues to their seigneur

• Some used to feed peasants and those in the manor estate they worked for

• Small amount sent to market to sell

• Peasants were free to use the harvested crop as they chose