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The french clergy, still enjoyed enormous wealth and privilege.
Causes More taxes-higher food prices
Life is difficult for 3rd estate -
Establishes Cahiers
calls for fairer taxes
tennis court oath- never seperate and come up with a better constitution -
unrest exloded at a paris wallpaper factory
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!st time Louis XVI feels threatened
Symbolizes National Independence Day for France -
All night meeting to end their own privileges
Feudalism is Abolished
Equality of all men
6000 women march and demand the king to return to paris -
King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria issued the Declaration of Pilnitz- Threat to intervene and protect the French Monarchy
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New Legislation Assemly took office and only lasted a year
Economy Got worse
Currencey dropped in value, hoarding starts, causes food shortages
War of the words, first attacked austria and prussia then British and other states and lasted until 1815 -
Parisians stormed the Royal Palace of Tuileries, slaughtered the kings guards
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The Royal Family fled to the Legislative Assembly
Sept. 1792 Citizens attack prisions, killing about 1200 prisioners
Jan.1793 Louis XVI was executed by radicals who then took control of the Assebly -
Masterminded the regin of terror
Quick trials
Pleased the crowds -
The Constitution of 1795
Middle class were the dominant class -
A strong feeling of pride for ones country
France was a nation in arms
push for social reform
abolished slavery
