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This declaration was meant to ensure the equality of all French citizens. It guaranteed freedom of speech, press and religion and protected against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment.
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The Tennis Court Oath marked the time when the people of the third estate felt empowered and decided to stand up for themselves. They vowed to stand together as a united front until they caught the rights that they deserved.
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This marked the time when the third estate decided to stand up for themselves. It was created by a group of representatives for the third estate
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Masses of people from the third estate stormed this Paris prison as a symbol of their anger towards the king. This event started the violence of the revolution
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King Louis XVI went to hide out at their palace on Versailles, which angered the people. Thousands went to protest and get him to return to Paris
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The Jacobins sought to eliminate its political enemies and thousands went to the guillotine. Churches were closed because clergy opposed the Jacobins. People rebelled ending the Reign of Terror.
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He led a coup d'etat against the Directory and seized power.