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King Louis XVI had called upon all estates to discuss the monrachy financial crisis. A new constituition was written.
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An angry crowd marched on the Bastile, a fortress in the east that housed mostly prisoners. This was a symbol of the hate of Louis' Regime.
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A hungry, angry, and unemployed protesters, mostly women, went to the palace of Versalies. Seeing that the people were living in luxury, the mob driven the people living there to Paris.
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The National Assembly continued working on a new constitution for France. After much debate, the assembly decided to limit the king's power.
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With the new constituional monarchy, the Naional Assembly dissolved into a new body called Legislative Asssembly.
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Citizens were still angered by the new Assembly and the new monarchy and also Louis himself wanted war with the citizens.
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The government of France was found in avery difficult situation, The Assembly divided and 20,000 people were attacked. This attack was called the "September Massacre".
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This was the trial of Louis XVI, he was declared guilty and was sentenced to the guillotine.
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Robespierre, was the man who got the Reign of Terror up and going, he had 16,000 people guillotined. But, in July 27, 1794 Robespierre too was killed by guillotined.
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With Robespierre's fall, a new contitution for France taht ended up with Napoleaon Bonaparte rising up to be Emperor of France.
