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The end of absolute monarchy
They voted to establish the National Assembly, in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the beginning of represenative government. This vote was the first diliberate act of the revolution. -
Storming of Bastille
A mob searching for gunpowder and arms stormed the Bastille, a Paris prison. This ignites the French Revolution -
Death to the Old Regime
Motivated more by fear than by idealism, noblemen joined other members of the National Assembly in sweeping away the feudal privileges of the First and Second Estates, thus making commoners equal to the nobles and the clergy. -
A Limited Monarchy
The national assembly completed the new constitution, which Louis reluctantly approved. The constitution created a limited constitutional monarchy. -
French at War
The war began badly for the french -
France at war
About 20,000 men and women invaded the Tuileries, the palace where the royal family stayed. The mob massacred the royal guards and imprisoned the royal family. -
King Louis XVI is executed
Louis XVI was a very weak leader who wanted to -
Maximilien Robespierre gained power
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The radical phase
In July 1794, fearing for their own safety, some members of the National Convention turned on Robespierre. They demanded his arrest and execution. The reign of terror, the radical phase of the french revolution, ended when Robespierre went to the guillotine.
