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The purpose of calling the meeting is to pass the proposal of new taxes. Also marked the start of the French Revolution. Simply to advise or support the king. -
It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution. Voting "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". -
The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. The basic principle of the Declaration was that all “men are born and remain free and equal in rights”. -
Was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. It gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the king. -
Was an attempt to reform and regulate the Catholic church in France. It was passed by the National Constituent Assembly. It also required bishops and then all clergy to swear an oath of loyalty to the state. -
French royal family attempted to flee the country in order to avoid retribution from the revolutionaries. This was a major event in the French Revolution as it led to the eventual deaths of both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. -
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
Was a period of violence during the French Revolution incited by conflict between two rival political factions. -
After a year of harsh rule by Robespierre, many of the revolutionary leaders had had enough of the Terror. They turned on Robespierre and had him arrested. He was executed, along with many of his supporters, by guillotine.