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The Americans were fighting the British. In the 13 colonies and the French helped the Americans fight of their country the British. This doubled the French government debt.
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The French citizens are going against the king. Because of a bad tax system and way of governing. The citizens from the third estate want equality
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King Louis XVI calls up the estates-general. To versailles to talk about the new tax law
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People from the 3rd estate were locked out on a tennis court. They started the tennis court oath which meant that they wouldnt stop rebelling until a new consitution was made. They establsihed the national assembly.
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The people from france decided to atack the Bastille.
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Nobleman argued about equality and joined the national assembly. Feudalism ended
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Declaration of the rights of the men and of the citizens. Made by the national assembly
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Parisian women start to rebel because they rose the price of the bread. They entered Versailles by force.
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Assembly reforms France. Civil constitution of the clergy is passed.
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The royal family tries to escape to Austria. But they are cought in the border by the soldiers and taken back to Paris.
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The new constitution is created. The legislative assembly is created.
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The lagislative assembly declares war on Austria and Prussia because the countries wanted king Louis XVI to return to absolute power.
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Robespierre became leader of the Committee of Public Safety.
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Storming of Tuileries Palace the king is arrested by the people.
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Jacobins take control of the governemnt. On September 21 france abolished the monarchy
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The former king calls for the election of new legislature. The new governing body took over.
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King Louis XVI was decpaitated. With the guillotine.
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The convention ordered a new army. Of people between 18 and 40 year old. It was an army of 300,00o people. Reign of terror starts one year later
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Members of the national convention turned against robespierre. They wanted his arrest and the Reing of Terror ended in July 28, 1794. The Reign of Terror killed about 30,000 persons.
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Moderate leaders in the national convention drafted a new plan of government.
