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2 causes
long term- inequality
short-term- near collapse of French government -
problems with voting
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3rd Estate reacts to kings ruling in favor of 1st and 2nd estates
create National Assembly and decide to draft a constitution -
3rd Estate locked out of meeting
moved to tennis court and swear oath to meet until French Const. drafted -
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mob of Parisians storm the Bastille
Paris is abandoned to rebels -
peasants riot against lords
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National Assembly votes to abolish rights of landlords and priveleges of nobles and clergy
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National assembly adopts the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
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Parisians meet with King Louis- force him to accept new decrees
escort him to Paris -
set up limited monarchy- legeslative assembly makes laws
legeslative assembly held first session in October of 1791 -
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Paris commune organized mob- took king captive
forced legeslative assembly to suspend monarcht and called for national convention -
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Girondins vs. Jacobins
mass executions of "enemies of the revolution" -
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overthrew French government
considered end of French Revolution
