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Forced King Louis XVI to call the Estates General. They have not been called since 1614 - 175 years ago. Many people see this as the Aristocratic Revolution which was the first stage of the Revolution.
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May 1789 Estates General is called to meet in Versailles and argued over voting for about six weeks. This results in the third estate declaring themselves as the National Assembly and they would draft a constitution.
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on July 14, 1789, 900 people of Paris stormed the Bastille which was an old fortress used as a prison and armory. It it like our Independence Day.
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Rebellion broke out everywhere in France to help the Assembly. Rural peasant were less concerned about food and grew their own or political power.
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National Assembly abolishes classes or estate system and creat the Declaration of rights of Man.
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There was no bread in the markets so on October 5 6,000 - 7,000 women and revolutionaries marketed to Versailles. Small group broke into the palace by beating and killing the guards. They were stopped by Marcus de Lafayette and they had the king and queen arrested.
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The Constitution of 1791 creates a weaker monarchy. This stated that there was still a king but Legislative Assembly would make laws. This created Passive and Active citizens. Also there were three political groups the Jacobins/Girondins, Constitutional Monarchies, and Royalist.
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Austrian threatened France and France declared war on Austria. The goal for the French was to unite the people. but, France loses over and over again. This created more fear and separation
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Their name means without knee-britches and they represent the working class. In 1792 they attack the palace, take the king, and disband the Legislative Assembly.
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Fear and panic spread in Paris. Violence erupted leaving thousands dead which is know as the September Massacre.
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The National Convention was called to draft a new constitution. They ran the country and soon abolished the monarchy and sets up the French Republic.
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King Louis XVI got beheaded with the Guillotine which was new device that was quick, efficient, and shows anyone could die like royalty.
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The Committee of Public Safety gains broad powers in response to external and internal issues. This leads to the rise of a new figure named Maximilian Robespierre.
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The Reign of Terror led by Jacobins lead by Robespierre with support of the Sans Culotte. They wanted to crush opposition to the Revolution.Jean Paul Marat executed in bathtub. 40,000 were killed either by guillotine or execution.
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the parliamentary revolt initiated on 9 Thermidor, which resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of revolutionary fervour and the Reign of Terror in France.
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The committee issued decree to raise an army. By September 1794, France had over 1 million people in the France Army. This was the biggest army Europe had seen.
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French constitution established during the Thermidorian Reaction in the French Revolution. Known as the Constitution of Year III in the French republican calendar, it was prepared by the Thermidorian Convention.
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Council of elders chose 5 people from a list presented by Council of 500. Lasted from 1795-1799 and corrupt the Bourgeoisie.
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1799 all leads to a coup d’etat which is a sudden overthrow of the government, by Napoleon.
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Napoleon did make France a lot of money in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and conquests. They got Bread because of this.
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France wanted an organized legal code compared to the 300 different systems it had pre-revolution.
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Declares republic is over, France is an empire, and he is Emperor.
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Napoleon took 600,000 men to Russia and they needed a quick win.
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