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It was an event in which the French Revolution observe that the absolute monarchy had been underthrown by French population.A fact is that they established a republic based on equality,fraternity and liberty.IAlso four distinct revolutionary governments were established: National Assembly,the Legislative Assembly,the National Convention and the Directory.
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Considered as the start of the French Recolution it was a meeting of the three estates of Prevolutionary France which are: Clergy,nobility and commoners.Financial and social crises were a problem and to adress it Louis XVI of France convened this meeting.It culminated in the third estate's break with Royal Authority and formation of National Assembly. -
The members of the National Assembly saw that the doors were they do the meetings were locked.Instead of being angry or intimidated,they gathered in a near by indoor tennis court.There, the members of the National Assembly took a oath and promise there,that they will not break up until they draft a new constitution in France. -
There was a dilapidated building in Paris called the Bastille prison,with only seven prisioners,but the royal fortress had much weight in French collective consciounsness.Then, the rumors spread and it became a symbol of frustation with the French monarchy,when hundreds of Parisians besieged the prison. -
There were a set of 19 articles that were passed by the National Constituent Assembly which abbolished France's feudalism.Also,it ended tax exemptions for upper classes and this passage represented a significant achievement in the French Revolution. -
The representatives of the French population were believing that the ignorance,neglect or the concept of human rights was the cause of the corruption of the governments.They had decide to set the forth in a declaration of natural, inalienable, and sacred rights of man.This presents to all members of the social body,they remid them of their rights and duties. -
The Legislative Assembly convened for the first time, marking a dramatic shift from the National Constituent Assembly.This new governing form reflected the radical changes: the people who had dominated the previous assembly(nobles and clergy), were absent. Of the 745 new representatives, the majority were wealthy landowners, that have lawyers forming the largest professional group.
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The king Louis XIV of France and his family attempted to escape from Paris in which Louis attemped a counter-revolution by joining royalist troops.They managed to go to the small town of Varennes, where they were recognized in Sainte-Menehould and they were arrested.This attempt will reach consequences after the popular hostility toward the French monarchy as an institution