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king louis xvi became king
formally known as Louis Auguste became Louis XVI, with the death of his grandfather Louis XV. he was only 20 years old when he bacame king. soon after becoming king he got marrie to marie antionette http://www.biography.com/people/louis-xvi-9386943#king-of-france -
marriage of the king and queen
married on may 16th king louis xvi and marie antoinette got married.escorted by 57 carriages.117 footman and 376 horses. http://www.biography.com/people/louis-xvi-9386943#king-of-france -
causes of French Revolution
there were 5 main causes to the french revolution. 1 cause was france went bank rupt. a second is bad leadership. with as many as 3 or more other causes the country of Franch eventually fell apart.
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National Assembly created
The national assembly was created because the 1st and 2nd estate out voted the 3rd estate. the 3rd estate felt this was unfair and left that meeting to create their own parliment. they called their parliment" National Assembly.
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tennis court oath
the 3rd estate made the agreement to meet everyday at the tennis court until the D.R.M. was complete. the promisse was kept.
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Attack Of the Bastille.
This attack on the bastille was the beginning of the rench revolution. the people formd an army and attackd the bastille for gun powder, guns, cannons, etc. were stored. the people got all the supplies and began attack of the king. after the attack the people took apart the bastille peice by peice until completely
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demolished.
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D.R.M,
made up by the 3rd estate. to makes natural rights of man. the 3rd estate got kicked out of the palace and met at a near by tennis court. the vowled to meet at the courts until the king agreed to sign off the new declaration of mens rights
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Bread march
the bread march started when thousands of women from paris marched 12 miles to varsailles. they were armed with broomsticks, pistols, pitch forks, and muskets. they marched to get king louis to sign the D.R.M. and to get more food.
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invention of the guillotine
dr. guillotine invented this contraption because it was a fast way to kill more people. with the revolution beginning and more people fighting there was more deaths needed and a faster way to do it.
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royal escape
the royal family was on house arrest by the people of paris. the family took the royal carrage in idea of escape in the middle of the night. they planned on going to the queens home land, austria. they made it to the boarder but was caught and taken back to paris and back into house arrest. notes. -
Death of king louis xvi
king louis xvi was sent to the guillotine. he was sentenced to death. he was sent to death because of his escape attept and proving to his people he was not strong enough nor willing to fight for his people.
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reign of terror.
at the beginning of the war the french army was losing. the french government began to kill anyone who was againest the revolution.40,000 people were killed by the guillotine. the reign of terror ended when maxamillien was sent to the guillotine. -
marie antonette gillotined
marie was sent to the gillotine after her husband. already having a bad reputation she was on no waiting list. when she was on here way to the gilotine she expected the royal carrage. instead she got the the criminal carriage where everyone in the town could follow her to her death. http://www.biography.com/people/louis-xvi-9386943#king-of-france -
death of maximillian de robespierre
maximillian was sent to the guillotine for death. he was a great leader of an army and himself and all his allies were sentanced to death. himself and 21 other allies were exicuted the day after being arrested
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Results of french revolution
the revolution ended the absolute monarchy in europe. the church lost most of its power. the people now have rights and freedoms. there are no longer estates. 3rd estate gained alot of power and 1st and 2nd estates lost all power
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after the great escape
afer the great escape the family was sent to prison. the king was sent to death by guillotine. the queen also. the children were later beaten and murdered. the son was 10 years old
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sent away
Anti-Republican forces in the Vendée finally defeated and 6000 prisoners executed. many were not republicans and were sentanced to death. notes
