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They were called because Louis wanted to increase taxes, the estates general did not pass the taxes
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3rd estate seperated from the estates general and declared itself the national assembly
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The National assembly said that they will keep meeting until we have a new constitution. (Louis locked the doors)
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It is the beginning of the end, the meeting of the entire body of the estates general.
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People wanted ammunition because the King called an army to surround Paris
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The peasants believed that the nobles were plotting against them and fabricating a famine to kill them. As a result, the peasants rose up and killed many nobles, wrecking havoc across the land.
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The national assembly abolished serfdom
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All men are created equal and everyone is equal before the law. Established a constitution.
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Austria and Prussia announced their of throne of France, saying that they were willing to go to support Louis if a rebellion threatened him. The french government, controlled by the Revolution, saw it as a threat.
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A march by the women in protest of bread prices. That is when Marie Antionette supposedly said let them eat cake. The angry mob destroyed the palace at Versallie
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It was the beginning of an era of dechristianization in France where the Church didn't have nearly as much sway. The Revolution decreased the power of the Church in an overall effort to establish a nation of virtue and reason.
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Subordinated the Roman Catholic Church, demanded that any members of the clergy swear and oath and pledge their allegiance to the Revolution first, not the Pope.
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King Louis XVI attempted to flee with Marie Antoinette to Austria supposedly to come back with foreign help to reestablish control. This caused an uproar and made Louis look even worse to the people, eventually leading to his trial and execution.
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Louis was put into a corner, and accepted the constitution in order to appear to be an accordance with the revolution. This did not work.
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This was a preemptive strike against Austria, because France believed they would attack them anyways. This turned out to be a bad idea because Austria never wanted to enter a war with France.
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Threatened to destroy Paris if french Royal Family is harmed
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This was the storming of the Palace of the King and Queen in Paris. All of the royal guards were killed and their heads put on pikes.
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Parisans attacked prisoners in the city jails out of fear that if Paris was captured the prisoners would be set free and join the counter-revolution
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Louis went on trial in front of the National Convention on treason charges. He was sentenced to death
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The Committee of Public Safety acted as the new governing body of the Revolution that was meant to protect the people from internal rebellions and foreign attacks. However, it often acted dictatorially and called for executions of counter-revolutionaries across the country.
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King Louis is sentenced to the Guillotine after a trial in front of the National Convention
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Price controls are enacted to aid the san-culottes and mobilize the war effort.
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Robespierre is denounced by the National Convention as a traitor and enemy of the revolution
