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It was a Legislative assembaly of the different classes. They were started and ended by king.
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When the 3rd state declares its national power. This assembly represants the 3rd state's power.
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Citizens stormed the bastille, robbing it of the massive amounts of gunpowder it held. People who partisipate swore an owth of "fidelity to the nation, the law, and the king."
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All men declared equal, allowing no man to be 'above' the law.
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After a very quick "trial," Louis was executed becuase he ran away from his country. He also was ploting a war against the country.
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When the "uncorrupable" takes exesive power. He then goes on to have thousands of his people killed. At one point in the revolution, up to 800 people were being killed a month!
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He is killed after not telling his new list of suspected rebals. People were worried that they would be on the list
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Bonaparte seizes power over the french gov.
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before the fight Napolian said, "This whole affair will not be more serious than swallowing one's breakfast." This, however, was Napoleons biggest failure, more than 20,000 French soldiers died. Waterloo now is a symbol for utter defeat.