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Called in the wake of financial crisis; this group has not met for 175 years. The 3rd Estate was locked out of the main chamber.
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The group of the members of the 3rd Estate who were locked out of the meeting declared themselves the rulers of France.
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They will take away power from the king and give it to people who know how to use it to improve the land and quality of life.
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The National Assembly raided the Bastille, a prison and location of storage of gunpowder and tear it down brick by brick.
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The French "Declaration of Independence" is written, declaring that the monarchy is gone and over with.
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The group that makes laws is making the laws. There are differences of opinions betweens the radicals, moderates, and conservatives.
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The Legislative Assembly was doing as their name suggested.
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Louis is finally executed after his betrayal and overall poor treatment of the people of France.
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A 12 man council has now taken control in attempt to stabilize the country.
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It was the period during which anyone suspected of being a counterrevolutionary was executed. You could be charged and arrested for complaining about anything and not being enthusiastic enough.
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The attempt to take away the power of the church and make it illegal to be Christian in France.
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Robespierre was executed after he left the realm of reality when he claimed to be the savior and God.
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The 5 man council was put in place just to keep the country from falling apart.
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Napoleon replaces the Directory as the ruler of France.
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Napoleon signed the Concordat, that explicitly stated what powers the Church had and what it could and could not do.
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Napoleon created his own set of laws, but those laws promoted order and authority over individual freedoms and rights.
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Napoleon crowned himself the emperor without anyone's permission, going against the ideas of the Revolution.
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Napoleon fought too many wars and so France lost a lot of power. The people banished him to the isolated island of St. Helena where he spent the last of his days.
