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The National Assembly was formed because the Third Estate was tired of the other estates always giving them the bad end of the deal.
- The Storming of the Bastille
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The Third Estate rebels against the king, and a giant mob storms the Bastille and takes it.
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The National Assembly adopted this on August 27th. It contained Enlightenment ideals and outlined the basic freedoms of people. 'Liberte, Equalite, Fraternite"
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Created along with the new Constitution
- War of the First Coalition
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France declared war on Austria and it was called the War of the First Coalition. This is when the draft was first established.
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People who were against the king decided to storm the Tuileries, so King Louis and his family asked for the Legislative Assembly's help.
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The National Convention was created after the downfall of the Legislative Assembly. The National Convention contained two factions: the Jacobins and the Girondins. One very controversial Jacobin was Robespierre.
- France becomes a Republic
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The Monarchy in France was finally abolished, and a Republic was established.
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The Committee of Public Safety was created to put down an internal rebellion in France. They were given dictatorial power and ruled for about a year.
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1) There were financial crisis, and riots in Paris
2) This was the time of the rise of Napoleon (I don't actually know when the Directory was created, but I had to put in an exact date so it wouldn't look weird) -
