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National Assembly
it was an elected legislature in various countries. Formed by the Third Estate. it passed laws and reforms in the name of the French people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_(French_Revolution) -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General. They broke down a door to an indoor tennis court, pledging
to stay until they had drawn up a new constitution.
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Storming of the Bastille
A huge, bloodthirsty mob marched to the Bastille, searching for gun powder and prisoners that had been taken by the unpopular and detested King, Louis XVI. Even elements of the newly formed National Guard were present at the assault. The flying rumors of attacks from the government and the biting truth of starvation were just too much for the angry crowds. The Bastille had been prepared for over a week, anticipating abou
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole cause of public calamities and of the corruption of governments, have determined to set forth in a solemn declaration the natural, unalienable, and sacred rights of man, in order that this declaration.
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Womens March
one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread.
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Flight to Varennes
The Royal Flight to Varennes was a significant episode in the French Revolution during which King Louis XVI of France, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family attempted unsuccessfully to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution. they were captured and brought back.
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Champ de Mars Massacre
the Champ de Mars in Paris was the site of a massacre. On that day, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a constitutional monarchy. Later that day, leaders of the republicans in France rallied against this decision. a mob hung two royalist and fighting came in to play because of it.
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Declaration of Pillnitz
Calling on European powers to intervene if Louis XVI of France were threatened, this declaration was intended to serve as a warning to the French revolutionaries not to infringe further on the rights of Louis XVI and to allow his restoration to power. The statement helped begin the French Revolutionary Wars.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080417165515AAR1oFm
