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When angry, third estate people come to the room to stand up for themselves, and discuss their rights, they find that they've been locked out.
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National Assembly is formed by Third Estate people because they are tired of the way they are being treated and want change.
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Demand that there be a new constitution, and would not back down until there was a new one.
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Bastille was a prison where weapons and gun powder were also kept. On the 14th of July, crowds of the Third Estate brought it down with explosives, and it was declared a Revolution.
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End to tyranny, equal rights for all men, but NOT a constitution.
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3 sections representing each estate: Radicals, Conservatives, and Moderates. They created laws, and made decisions.
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He was executed by the guillotine.
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12 person committee that made decisions, and at the head was Robespierre.
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Under the rule of Robespierre, a time where many people died (mostly 1 and 2 estates -the aristocracy-) and the guillotine was in full use. Lasted until July 1794.
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Robespierre was the leader of the Radicals, and the Reign of Terror, and believed that one needed to inflict fear to have people listen.
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Robespierre attempted DeChristianization, and up to a certain extent he succeeded, not allowing freedom of religion, and creating a new God, which later on, he attempted to be. This ended in July 1794.
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The Directory was a 5 person council, that was meant to hold the country together- though it was corrupt- while they waited for a person to come and reassemble their chaotic country. It ended in 1799.
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Napoleon destroyed the Directory, and created a group of 3 consuls, and Napoleon becomes the leader of the group, and assumes "dictatorship". In France, when a man is able to gain power on the country so quickly, it is called "coup d'etat."
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Napoleon signed the "concordat" with the Church, re-establishing the connection with the Catholic Church, and allowing them to have power, but not the amount they had before where they would also be involved in national affairs.
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Napoleon's law system, which took away many injustices, but also limited people's freedom.
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In a purple velvet robe, Napoleon walks down the Notre Dame Cathedral, and is crowned by the Pope.
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Napoleon is first banished to St.Helena, (since he was able to escape the previous island) and there he dies.
