France had twenty million people living within its borders. In a century, this number has increased by eight to ten million additional people in France. This caused food shortages and an increase in disease across France. In 1789, around 600,000 people lived in Paris alone. Only a small part of other cities like Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseille had more than 100,000 inhabitants. This has caused a lot of tension inside and outside the cities. Once triggered, the agrarian crisis destroyed most of the crops that served to feed the millions it could. The agrarian crisis was a hailstorm that destroyed all the crops in France and when the government did not want to help the citizens, they began to revolt. The French King Louis XIV also played a role in the cause of the French Revolution. Louis Louis XIV planned an assembly of representatives of the clergy, the nobility and the bourgeoisie. This type of assembly has not been held since 1614. Before the assembly, delegates from the three estates drew up a list of grievances to present to the king. The meeting was to take place in May 5,