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The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate.
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King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 175 years.
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It marks the beginning of the French Revolution. Also it was the moment the mojority of the population of France began to take control of the country.
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The Bastille was the most hated symbol of power.
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Rural unrest had been present in France since the worsening grain storage of the spring
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Rural unrest had been present in Ffrance since the worsening grain storage of the spring
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The National Assembly had eliminated all the feudal dues and services that the peasants owed the landowners.
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Its the basic princfiples of the French Revolution ... " liberty, equality, faternity"
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Women demanded bread for their families. They traveled in the rain and the king agreed to meet with some women. The National Guard arrived also. This complicated things for the king in Paris.
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King Louis XVI was unhappy because he didnt like his lose of power. He decided to escape from Paris. He and his family got caught and he was brought back to Paris
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Citizens gained broad voting rights, but only tax paying men. The new constitution kept monaracy but restricted kings power
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The Legislative Assembly declared war and France's army was in shock but they were defeated.
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Warns that should the royal family be tharmed by the papular movement.
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30,000 french citizens went to the Tuileries Palace to capture King Louis XVI.The king and the royal family took shelter with the Legislative Assembly
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Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Roayl family imprisoned.
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France turns the tide of the war and takes offensice agaisnt the invaders
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This is when the guillotine took place King Louis XVI was guillotined
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Committee of Public safety established, it succeeded the previous comitee of genereal defence and ssumed its role of pretecting the newly established republic agaisnt foreign attacks
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It marked the significant wekening of indicidual freedoms that lead to "revolutionary paranoia" that wept the nation
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Robespierre aressted, quillotined without trial, along with other members of the commitee of Public safetly
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the National convention was needed to help France in its time of need. frances government was sure that it was clear finacially and in rule
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napolean wins the battle and becomes first consul
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Napoleon was declared Emperor, he was prompted to justify the need for a monarchy in france
