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Peasants take control of the land, refuse to pay tax and destoy records of their obligations as well as burning the chateux of their lords. Lasted until August.
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The 3rd Estate created the National Assembly to demand a new constitution which outlined the organisation of the government in France.
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The people attack the Bastille prison, capturing weapons and ammunition. They display the governer's head on a pike.
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The National Assembly votes to end feudalism. Privileged classes obey and give land to the peasants.
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The National Assembly accepts this declaration as a statement of its revolutionary goals.
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Angered by bread shortages, the Parisian women march to Versailles and brings the King and his family back to Paris.
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a law is passed that gives the government control over the church land and profits.
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This constitution demanded that bishops and priests be elected and that they swear loyalty to France first.
