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Economic Activity slowed,poor harvests hurt the economy,trade was limited,and entrepreneurs could not set up their own businesses.This led to people starving and living in poverty.
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Revolutionists stormed the Bastille Fortress.They did this because they wanted to prove the power Revolutionists was building towards the Monarchy.
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A rumor spreaded that the King had worn the white symbol of the Bourbons rather than the Revolutionary Tricolor sent from The Parsian Women.This caused a lot of angry women to march to Versaille and demand King Louis to move to Paris.
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The Constitution limited monarchy and set up a system of powers.Few people were satisfied,but Radical Revolutionists wanted a Republic rather than a monarchy.
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The Radical Revolutionaries took over Paris Government and set up The Commune.This led to the Revolutionary Troops attacking the King's palace and killed many of his Guards.
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The day the King was beheaded.Many people were shocked because they were surprised that they over threw someone as powerful as the King.
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Great Britain,Dutch,Netherlands,and Spain were fighting in a war against France.This war led to starvation and economic hardships in France itself.
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Francois Guizot cancelled a big banquet afraid it would lead to demonstrations and disorder.Many were upset and caused chaos in the streets.
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The National Assembly abolished most of the Ancien Regime while writing a new Constitution,which meant it took a lot of privileges from Nobility and the Catholic Church.
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The new declaration laid of system of rights that applied to every person.The French did a poor job protecting these rights.