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France was on the verge of bankruptcy
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everyone in France was divided into one of three social classes, or estates.
-half the gov. taxes went to paying the interest on Frances debt.
-voting was changed from one vote per section to a head count but then the third estate locked the doors of the meeting hall so the delegates moved to a tennis court.
- the city of Paris seized the spotlight from the national assembly meeting in Versailles. -
Olympe de Gouges demanded demanded equal rights in her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen.
-France set up a limited monarchy in place of absolute monarchy. -
-war of words between French revolutionaries and European monarchs moved onto the battle field
-citenzs stormed palace of tuileries causing royal family to flee
-killing of over 1200 nobles and priests
-convention abolishes monarchy and creates the first republic -
-Louis XVI executed
-Marie Antoinette executed
-Reign of terror begins in Sept. 1793-July 1794
About 17,000 executed and 300,000 arrested -
Robespierre executed and ends The Terror
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Constitution made Bourgeoisie the most powerful
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constitutional monarchy wins seat majority