The illegal event that constituted the start of the French Revolution was the
A) meeting between Quesnay and Adam Smith.
B) storming of the Bastille.
C) mutiny of the French army.
D) action of the Third Estate in declaring itself to be a National Assembly.
E) revolts of French peasants in the countryside.

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The action of the Third Estate in declaring itself to be a National Assembly was an illegal act that challenged the authority of the king and marked the beginning of the French Revolution.

The Illegal Event That Constituted the Start of the French