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Louis XIV take the throne at the age of !9. Well intentionned but he was a weak leader and was often dominated by his wife, Mary Antoinette.
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Louis XIV and his government were going bankrupt from poor harvests. The national assembly is formed.
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The people of paris storm the bastille, a much hated prison that symbolized autocratic rule. The revolution began hear.
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National assemby adopted the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen. Guranteed the rights of "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppresion" to all people.
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The great fear, peasants were fearful that the nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorize them. Peasants rioted and stormed vesailles and demanded that Louis and Marie Antoinette ome to paris.
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National assembly disbanded so the legaslative assembly can take over. Creates a constittutional monarchy; strips power from the king and gave the assembly the power to create french law.
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Revolution leaders turn on eachother and break intpo four parts Radicals, Moderates, and Conservative.
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Austria and Prussia supported louis XIV sent troops to paris.
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20,000 purissians invade the palace, Louis, Marie antoinette, and their children were imprisoned.
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The people abolish the monarchy and makes france a republic. All adult male citizens are allowed to vote and/or hold office. Women had no rights.
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(from December 1792-January 1793) louis XIV is no longer king. New leaders try him for dtreason against france, and they setence him to death
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Louis XIV was executed by the guillotine.
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The national assmebly drafts 300,000 french citizens to join the army.
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Maximillion Robesparra tries to gain power He becomes the leader of the comittee of public safety. People were tried and executed in the same day.
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Marie Antoinette is executed.
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(July 1793-July 1794) Robespaire governed france nearly as a dictator. The time became known as the reign of terror. Almost 3,000 people killed in paris, and almost 40,000 people killed in all.
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The national comitee of safety became realized Robisspare is bad. So he was executed on July 29th
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Modecrat leaders, new constituion, two houses, and five men each. Napoleon Bonapart was chosen to lead french armies.
