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The estates general was called upon by Louis XVI for the first time in over 150 years to try and help pull them out of the economic crisis.
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Start of the revolution date and end of the revolution date
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The National Assembly existed from June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789. It was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the estates general. This assembly called themselves the national assembly since they represented at least 96% of the nation.
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On 20 June 1789, the members of the french third estate took the tennis court oath voting not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established. It was a pivotal event in the french revolution.
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The storming of the bastille occurred in paris france on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris.
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Constitution of 1791 french constitution created by the national assembly during the french revolution. It retained the monarchy but it resided in the legislative assembly which was elected by a system of indirect voting. The constitution lasted less than a year.
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After the french revolution of 1789 the powers of the king were reduced and france became a constituional monarchy. Because the powers of King Louis XVI were taken he asked for help from the prussian and austrian monarchies monarchy was abolished and france became a republic.
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Louis was convicted and condemned to death by a narrow majority. On January 21 he was executed by being beheaded. Nine months later Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a tribunal and on October 16 she had the same fate to be beheaded.
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The Reign of Terror begins when Robespierre declares Terror the day of order.This marks the beginning of almost two years of repressing perceived enemies of the revolution. It claimed an estimated 18500 to 40000 lives before its end.
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In July 1794 Robespierre was arrested and executed as were many of his fellow Jacobins which ended the Reign of Terror which was succeeded by the thermidorian reaction.
