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louis XVI throned at 19. Weak leader. Dominated by wife. Named Marie Antoinette
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Louis XVI's government is about to go bankrupt, they have poor harvest and the National asemnly is formed.
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paris people stormed bastille, they hated the prison, symbolized autocraticrule. revoulution began
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national assembly adopted declaration of the rights of man and the citizens. gauranteed right "liberty property security and resistance to oppression to all people"
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scaredof nobles becaus ethey were hiring outlaws to scare them. peasents riot storm versailles and demand the king and wife to return to paris
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national assemblt ended new legislative assembled king ahs no power new french law
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revoultionary leaders turn on each other and 3 factions in legislative assembly formed( radicals, moderates and conservative)
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astraid and prussia who supported Louis XVI sent troops to paris
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20,000 parisian invade royal palace, louis XVI, wife and children are imprisoned.
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Louis is no longer king because acused of treason and found guilty sentanced to death
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Louis XVI executed by guillontine
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Great britian, holland and spain join prussia and austria in fighting france, national assembly drafted 300,00 french citezens into the army
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revolution leader maximilien robespierre set to gather power into his own hands became leader of committee of safety he deided who should be considered an enemy of the republic tried and executed in the same day.
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marie antoinette executed revolutionary courts declares death sentence on those that challenge robespierre
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robespierre dictator reign if terror about 3,00 were executed in paris and about 40,000 all together.
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NC turns on robespierre claims he is tyrant executed on july 28
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moderate leader in the natioanl conventio draft a ne constitution. two house legislature and executive napolean bonaparte chosen to lead frances armies
