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France is in debt and the King enforces unfair tax laws benefitting the church and noblemen and creating a disadvantage towards starving 3rd class French citizens. Meanwhile the Enlightement is influencing all of Europe, especially France. Since France is
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The 3rd class decide that the nobles and church must lose their priveleges so they broke in to a French prison called "Bastille" and later made a Bill of rights.
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After the Women's march in Versaille drove the King and Queen out of Paris, The 3rd class made the National Assembly to decide whether or not to keep a king, and how much power the king should have.
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The Royal Family tried to flee Paris, and were caught and put under a house arrest. But when other countries heard about the French capturing their King and Queen, they felt threatened and wanted to bring back the monarchy in France.
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The French made a machine called the guillotine that was a painless way of execution, and after a vote, they decided to execute the King and Queen of France.
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After a period in France called The Great Terror, mainly caused by France's ruler Robesiere where many people were executed Robespiere was executed and the Directory (which was much more moderate) ran france
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After France beat their many wars against Prussia and England General Napoleon declared himself the EMperor of France.