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The political and social system in France which were separated into three estates, the 1st estate were the clergy, the second were the nobles and the third were everyone else.
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The third estate won the voting and made some moves to begin the french revolution.
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The royal family try to escape France and go to the Austrian government.
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A new constitution was made by the government and approved by King Louis which gave King Louis a limited constitutional monarchy.
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France go to war with the Austrians and Prussians because Austria and Prussia wanted France to be absolute monarchs.
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The guillotine was created to to kill people in a fast and efficient way without suffering.
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King Louis XVI was executed with the guillotine because of accusations of contact with foreign powers.
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Maximilien Robespierre became leader of France and was basically like a dictator and his time as a ruler became known as the “Reign of Terror”.
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Members of the national convention turned against Robespierre and demanded his arrest and execution which he was killed by the guillotine.
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Leaders of the national convention made a new plan for government which gave power to the upper middle class, called for a two house legislature and 5 executive men known as the directory.