Which among the following were the first stages of the French revolution?  I. Convoking Estates General II. Storming of Bastille  III. Accession of Louis XVI

Which among the following were the first stages of the French revolution?  I. Convoking Estates General II. Storming of Bastille  III. Accession of Louis XVI Correct Answer I and II

The correct answer is I and II.

Key Points

• The Estates-General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France's financial problems.
• Louis XVI convoked the Estates-General for May 1789. 
• On July 14, 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris known as Bastille was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob.
• The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.

 Thus, we can say that the first stages of the French Revolution were convoking Estates General and Storming of Bastille.

Additional Information

• Louis XVI succeeded to the throne of France on May 10, 1774, which was before the French Revolution had begun.