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The king summoned the members of each estate to versailles to try to fix the problem of the failing government.
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The members of the national assembly took an oath on a tennis court that the would not leave until they had a constitution.
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A mob of people stormed a fortress called Bastille that held political prisoners and weapons as a forming of revolt from King Louis XVI.
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This was the document written by the National Assembly that identified the natural rights of the French citizens as well as their other liberties.
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Women marched on the palace of versailles to take the grain they believed the queen Marie Antoinette was hiding in secret.
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The Champ De Mars Massacre was when the jacobins held a demonstration to get signatures for their petition to get rid of the king and national guard soldiers fired on the crowd.
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THe Constitution of 1791 was a constitution written by the national assembly that would hold up the monarchy but the government's power was mainly in the hands of the legislative assembly.
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King Louis XVI was executed by the order of the french national convention by the means of the guillotine.
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A group of 12 men who decided who was an enemy of the state; those who were, were executed.
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After Robespierre was executed the committee of public safety was given new members the use of the guillotine was restricted.
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