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American Revolution
The French sided with the Americans by declaring war against Britain. By the time the war was over, France had lost about 50% of its government’s money. The people were mad at King Louis for “wasting” their countries money and leaving them in poverty. They then started the French Revolution.
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Aristocratic Revolt
It progressed from King Louis XVI creating a huge debt from his spending habits. Which made France unable to feed its own population.
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Calling of the Estates General
On July 5, 1788, with the government at a standstill, and in spite of his misgivings, Louis XVI gave in to the demands of the nobility and issued an edict calling the Estates General to meet in May 1789.
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National Assembley
When the third Estate declared itself the “Assembly of the nation”. The elected legislature in France during the first part of the French Revolution.
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The Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was an event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789.
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The Revolution Begins
Although it’s difficult to put an exact date on the beginning date, most historians say it was this date because this is the day the Parisians invaded the Bastille. They did this to free the unfairly-imprisoned inmates and in search of ammunition.
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The Great Fear
Once the revolutionary spirit seized control of the people of Paris, people in surrounding areas began to demand cheaper bread and suspension of feudal dues. Civil unrest grew in the countryside, with many peasants attacking manor homes. Aristocratic property was destroyed by the peasantry. From July 20 to August 5, 1789, hysteria spread across the country, but was gradually put down by militias that imposed law and order.
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Feudalism Abolished
Peasants were angry with the obsolete feudal obligations. This was shown by the panic of the Great Fear. The National Assembly saw that the only way to calm all of the violence was to take away all feudal privileges. On the 11th of August, 1789, serfdom was abolished.
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March on Versailles
The rumors of Louis XVI's offensive court party spreads throughout the streets of Paris. The rumor was that Louis XVI stomped on the flag of France. Women lead a march to Versailles to demand bread, which they believe the royal family was hiding in the palace. The mob compelled the royal family to return to Paris with them. Louis XVI then signs the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
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The Royal Family Moves from Verailles to Paris
The result of the women's march on Versailles. The next day, the crowd compelled the king, his family, and most of the French Assembly to return with them to Paris.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles
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Festival of the Federation
A festival that was held to celebrate the fall of Bastille and the unity of all French people. The event took place on the Champ de Mars, which was at the time far outside Paris. The vast stadium had been financed by the National Assembly, and completed in time only with the help of thousands of volunteer laborers from the Paris region.
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Paris Mob Attacks the Tuileries
Paris had lots of discontent with their government. The government was distrustful and was discouraged by failures in war. The mob stormed the Tuileries where the royal family was being held. They demanded a new constitution and a convention to replace the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly dissolved and was replaced by the National Convention.
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September Massacres
Rumors were going around that about 3000 prisoners from Paris prisons were planning a revolt. News that Verdun was endangered by the Prussian army was the flare that began what are called the "September Massacres". This was all an angry mob that stormed Paris prisons and killed about 1600 prisoners. It was led by Jean Paul Marat.
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King Louis XVI Executed
Louis XVI outwardly accepted the revolution, but the constitutional monarchs wanted him to reform the monarchs, and he declined. A mob invaded Versailles and the King and Queen Marie Antoinette were forced to leave, and made it all the way to Varennes, France, when they were brought back and forced to accept the Constitution of 1791. Then they were arrested in 1792, and on January 21, 1793, King Louis was guillotined for treason.
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France Declares War on Britain
After the execution of Louis XVI, Britain expelled the French Ambassador. In return, France declared war on Great Britain and The Netherlands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars
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