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These harvests led to food shortages and unemployment. They were a catalyst to France's ecenomice woes.
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The three estates met at Versailles to discuss the topic of ne taxes.
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The third estate declares itself a new political party, The National Assembly, after they are locked out of the meeting of the Estates General.
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The Members of the third estate took an oath on a tennis court thath they would continue meeting until they had created a new constitution.
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On this day, 900 Parisians storm the bastille in Paris in order to gather munitions for protection against the French army. Paris would be abandoned to the rebels.
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This document was a charter of basic liberties inspired by the English Bill of Rights and American Declaration of Independence.
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In response to thousands of Parisian women surrounding their palace at Versailles, King Louie had no choice but to sign the Declaration into law.
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This costitutionset up a limited monarchy in which there was still a king, but a legislative assembly would make new laws.
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The king was beheaded on a guillotine due to fears that he might organize a force strong enough to end the revolution.
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Under the control of Robespierre, 40,000 people, that were believed to be counter-revolutionaries, were murdered.
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Robespierre passed laws to ban the practice of Christianity, and a new calendar was also made.
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To push an alliance of invading armies out of France, an army of 1,000,000 men. It was the largest force Europe had ever seen.
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For fear that they would become his next victims, deputies of the National convention voted to execute Robespierre.
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As the result of the Constitution of 1995, two houses were set up to govern France. There was the lower house of 500 members and an upper house of 250 members. The members of the lower presented the upper house with candidates, of whom 5 would be chosen to be part of the directory.
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As a result of the French government's over-reliance on the army, Napolean saw his chance to overthrow the government and set up a dictatorship in which he would crown himself emporer.