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A French representative assembly that met irregularly.
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The first two estates refused the third estate and the third estate declared themselves the National Assembly of France. They gathered on a tennis court and pledged not to disband until they had a written constitution.
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A crowd in Paris attacked and captured the Bastille fortress.
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The declaration guranteed the same basic rights to all citizens including, "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression" as well as representative government.
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The reorganization of the church, which followed upon the confiscation of its vast possessions, is an excellent illustration of the Spirit of the National Assembly.
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Louis was placed on trial for betraying his country and was found guilty and voted to the death penalty.
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Reign of Terror starts
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Robespierre's enemies in the convention and finally attacked him as a tyrant and executed him. Ending the Reign of Terror.
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Reign of Terror ended.