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After a bad harvests and costly wars, King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates General assembly (meeting of representatives of the Three Estates) in order to raise taxes.
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the national assembly gathered in a tennis court to write a constitution for France.
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French Revolutionaries stormed Bastille (royal fortress), marking the beginning of the french revolution.
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Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights; Jacobin Club reformed.
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Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man.
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King Louis brought from Versailles to Tuileries palace in Paris.
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King Louis XVI tried to leave France and go to Austria under cover, but was caught in Varennes and recognized as the king.
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Paris mob storms royal palace; legislative assembly government collapse. minister of justice Danton purges thousands of presumed traitors.
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National Convention abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic.
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Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names.
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National convention condemns and executes the King.
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Counter - Revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins.
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Reign of Terror by committee of public safety begins.
