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the king was in trouble. the nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax thier estate. nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the third estate
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king louis vxi calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd estate. has not met in 175 years.
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third estate declared themselfs the national assembly of france
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third estate held a metting of their own at the tennis court after being locked out of the meeting hall
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marquis bernard and several of his guards got killed. 80 veteran soldiers got wounded. the third estate got access to guns and cannons.
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peasents rose against their lords, the gathering of troops around paris provoked the unsurrection of the peasents
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abolition of the federal feudal regima and of the tithe god decreed, but the king refused to sanction the decrees.
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people gained liberty, equality, involvability of property, and resist opresion
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they forced the royal family back to paris where they took up residents at the tailories, and they demanded bread
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king got stopped at varennes trying to flee the country. destination was the fortress town of Montmedy where he hoped to initiate a counter revolution
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gave liberty to the right people, and the king owned 1/3 of the gov't and liberal bourgeoisie controls it
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the legislative assembly provided the focus of liberal debate and revolutionary law/making betweenthe national constitutnt assembly and the national convention
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brunswick threatens paris that the royal family is harmed then the french civilians would be harmed. also this was meant to intimidate the french.
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a crowd of 20,000 men and women stormed thepalace. they were determined to de-throne louis.
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revolutionary gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and established the first republic. royal family imprisoned.
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france turns the tides of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders
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after events, louis was arrested, intenred in the temple prison with his family
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the new committee was to provide for the defence of the nation against enemies
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the decree was passed during the reign of terror. the revolution took a drastic change. also led to revoltionary paranoia.
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His supporters called him Incorruptible, however, his adversaries called him a bloodthirsty dictator. he advocated against the death penalty and for the abolition of slavery, and supported equality of rights
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king was placed on trial. montagnards were eager to execute the king in order to prevent another monarchy from happening
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the directory was replaced by a three-member Consulate, and napoleon was the first. napoleon took over in a coup d'etat on 18 brumaire.
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people wondered that france should become an empire. france became an empire. napoleon gave himself the crown. he wanted to make his own power permanent.
