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Bankers refused to lend the government any more money and King Louis XVI faced serious problems.
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The first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years was held at Versailles.
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The Estates-General voted to establish the National Assembly witch then led to the Tennis Court Oath, wich was a plegde that was made in an indoor tennis court.
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A mob searching for gunpowder and arms, stormed the Bastille, a Paris prision, and took control of the building.
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The feudal system and the division of Estates ended, now everyone became equal.
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The National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideals in the Declaration of Rights of man and of the Citizen and stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights".
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Thousands of Parsain women rioted over the rising price of bread, with knives, axes and other weapons the women marched to Versallies and demanded that the National Assembly take action to provide bread.
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The National Assembly restructed the relationship between the Church and State, they belived that the pope should rule over a church indepenent of the state.
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The Royal Family tried to escape from france to the Austrian Netherlands, but as they neared the border they were brought back to Paris by guard.
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The National Assembly completed the New Constitution wich Louis approved, the constitution created a limited constitutional monarchy and the Legislative Assembly.
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Austria and Perussia wanted to restore Louis to his postition as absolute monarch, the Legislative Assembly responded by declaring war.
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About 20,000 men and women invaded the Tuileres Palace, wich the royal family lived in and the king gets arrested by the people.
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Most of people involved in the governmental changes were part of a political organization called the Jacobin Club, Jean-Paul was one of the most known members and he edited a newspaper to say that the people who support the king will be dead.
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The Narional Convention, took office and abolished the monarchy, France was declared a republic in which adult male citizens were able to vote.
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The Convention found Louis guily for betraying his own country and sentenced him to death, Louis was beheaded by the machine called the guillotine.
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To reinforce the army, the Convention ordered a draft of 300,000 French citizens between the ages of 18 and 40, the army grew to 800,000 people and included women.
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Robespierre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety, and ruled as a dictator for one year known as the "Reign of Terror", during Robespierre's leadership many people got guillotined.
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Fearing for their own safety, some members of the National COnvention demanded Robespierres arrest and execution, the "Reign of Terror" ended and Robespierre went to the guillotine.
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The National Convention created a new plan of government in which the power was in the hands of the upper middle class and called for a two-house legislature and an executive body of five men called the Directory.
