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Louis XVI called Estates-General to a meeting in Versailles to approve a tax plan.
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the third estate declared themselves the national assembly and made tennis court oath.
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The people of paris stormed the prison which is known as bastille, searching for gun powder and prisoners that had been taken by the unpopular and detested King, Louis XVI The prison only contained seven prisoners at the time of its storming,
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Once they had agreed on the necessity of drafting a declaration of rights, the deputies of the National Assembly still had to figure out what kind of laws, they finally agreed on 17 articles.
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October 5,1789- Paris women invaded Versailles
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On July 12 1790, the National Assembly passed the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, fundamentally altering the internal structure of the Catholic Church in France and the relationship between Church and State
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louis XVI and his family tried to flee france but were arrested,
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April 20, 1792- France declared war on Austria.
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The national convention held their first meeting. They comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly
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After being found guilty of treason by the french convention Louis XVI of france is excuted by guillotine.
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court sentenced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death.
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In 1794, Robespierre called for a new purge. Fellow members of the Comitee of Public Safety seemed to feel threatened by this request. The Jacobins were fed up, Robespierre was finally arrested and sent ot the dreaded guillotene the very next day. He was the final victim of the Reign of Terror
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robespierre was beheaded.
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A new constitution was adopted and the directory was established.
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Napoleon Bonaparte becomes commander of the army in Italy.
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The directory fell apart and ended the french revolution. Napolean bonaparte then takes control of the french government.