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The Palace of Versaille was built in 1661. It was extremely large. It had over 2,000 rooms. It was bad for the French people and the economy, because the construction of the palace was 100 million dollars to build, and the French people barely had enough money for food.
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In May, Louis gets married to the fourteen year old, Marie Antoinette. She was very big into fashion, and didnt care at all about politics. The french people did not like her. SHe wanted to just be accepted mostly, and didn't really care about the people of France.
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The Tennis Court Oath was a result oif the growing dicontent of the Third Estate in France in the face of King Louis XVI's desire to hold onto power.The estates General met at Versailles, each estste in its own building.
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Louis XVI was the one who called the meeting of the estates general. They hadn't been called in 175 years. He needed a way to pay of his debts, because he was broke from his wife using money that they didn't have. France's enconomy was in a bad state.
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The pesants heard rumors that king Lousi XVI was going to send an army, to kill peasants and burn there crops. They stormed the Bastille to make a statement, and to stop them.
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This decleration was very important to the French, because they wanted to be treated equally, and fairly. Everyone deserved to be treated the same and to have the same rights.
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The gullotine is a big wooden structure with a blade attached.The blad was used to cut peoples' heads off and it was also used to make executions.
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Robespierre wanted equality and fairness for all the citizens in France.
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Marie Antoinette is excuted just like her husband Louis the XVI.
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Robespierre is excuted because he is called a traitor by the whole community of France.
