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It was the first meeting since 1614 of the three French Estates-General:The Clergy, The Nobles and The Common People.
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A promise made by the mambers of Nationalty Assembly to stay together until they have written a consititution
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People in Paris storm the Bastille, which was a prison, to take the arms. Lafayette is now in charge of the National Guard. The Aristrocracy goes away.
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A document that the National Assembly wrote. It reflected the influence of Enlightment ideas and of the Declaration of Independence. Comprised a statement of principles rather than a Constitution with legal effect. From this moment on, personal freedom was legal.
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Women marched on Versailles and obliged the King to sign some important legal documents. The Court and the Assembly moved to Paris.
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The event is named after the site of the massacre, the Champ de Mars. Two days before, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a constitutional monarchy.
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First written consititution in France. Created after the collapse of the Absolute Monarchy of the Ancien Régime. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty.
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executed for treason by the guilotine
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formed the de facto executive government, It was felt a new system of government was needed which could react quickly and take more extreme measures, and so the Committee of Public Safety was created to govern France.The Committee is infamous for its emergency measures which included government by terror, and when the Terror was ended, and Robespierre swept away, powers were swiftly taken away from the Committee and given back to other bodies.
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In July 1794, Robespierre was finally accused of dictatorship and tyranny and evicted from the Convention. The members voted for his simultaneous eviction and execution, without allowing him to defend himself. The following day, Robespierre was beheaded to an ovation by the people of Paris. His death was the symbol of the Reign of Terror's end and the end of the democratic movement at the same time.
