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The American colonists fight for their independence
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An oath that the French Estates-General for the Third Estate took. It was a very important step in the French Revolution.
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In Paris, France. The prison fortress known as Bastille, was attacked this was the start of the French Revolution.
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Period of riots and panic by peasants because of fear for an aristocratic conspiracy
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Main point it makes is "men are born and remain free and equal in rights.
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A march of 7,000 women with weapons marched in the rain in going to Versailles from Paris.
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King Louis XVI was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers. The day after he was convicted he was executed.
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Period of violence that started after the start of the French Revolution.
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Maximilian Robespierre was executed along with 21 of his followers. He was responsible for executing more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution.
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Was set up by the Constitution of the Year III, it lasted four years.
