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On this day, King Louis XVI becomes king and rules France.He was the last king of france, and had become the heir years before when his father died.
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Bread prices had grown so high that people could not afford them and were starving and creating riots in the streets.
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This is when the king called all of the Estate Generals together because he wanted to fix the poor financial state of france caused by losing many wars.
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When the 3rd estate was removed from rhe estates general, they formed the national assembley and swore on a tennis court never to separate until the govenment was fixed.
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This was the first real battle of the French Revolution, and helped the rebels gain weapons and gunpowder.
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The declaration of the rights of man was issued and states that all men are under equal law, but women were not included in this.
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Women storm the castle to kill the royal family and protest bread prices.
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The kings family tried to escape to Austria to gather other nobles and figh back, but they were caught.
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Forced the king to give up all his power and become just a ceremonial king.
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The king was tried and found giulty, so he was executed by the guillotine.
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Robespierre was executed by his own side for trying to take back some of his power, and turn the council to his side.
