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French Revolution

By wym5296
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    may 1789 due to financial difficulties forced the king to convene three meetings, Louis tried to impose a new tax third grade, third grade but have asked to limit royal power, the implementation of reforms. In June, they still decided to Estates to the National Assembly. Louis XVI prepared to use force to dissolve parliament, the people of Paris on July 14 uprising, captured the French symbol of the feudal rule of the Bastille, the French Revolution broke out.
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    the Constituent Assembly adopted the "Declaration of Human Rights." Content: freedom, equality, human rights talent; sovereign state belongs to the people, everyone is equal before the law; the implementation of national legislative, administrative, judicial separation of powers; sanctity of private property. Later overthrow Jacobins Girondins, adopted a series of measures reign of terror, the more thoroughly destroyed the feudal system, the completion of the task of the bourgeois revolution.
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    When the revolution outbreak in October, the magnificent French Revolution decade, 1789-1799,has just kicked off. Violent energy revolution has not yet been fully recognized. Less than three months ago, the people of Paris storming of the Bastille, an armed rebellion romantic views confuse the public imagination. Affected by this emerging power of ordinary French citizens - especially those people living in the capital of Paris - inspired a new desire to participate in politics and government.
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    The court on behalf of the king and the National Constituent Assembly are comfortably live in the royal palace in Versailles, where they dictate to the French political system. In the weeks after the storming of the Bastille, on behalf of the reformers managed to pass a decree to eliminate the difficulties, including the revolutionary August Decrees (formally abolished the privileges of the nobility and clergy) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the Citizen.
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    October 5 in the morning, a young woman in a group of long-term shortage and high prices of bread resent women sounded the edge of parade drums. Their starting point in Paris East market, called Faubourg Saint-Antoine, angry women who forced a nearby church bell. More and more people come together, form a restless energy, the procession began. Near the market more women joined in, many armed with knives or other weapons temporary church bell tower rang alarm several districts.
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    When they leave, thousands of National Guard soldiers were summoned to Paris City Hall Square. They Marquis de Lafayette in Paris chief dismay found that most of his soldiers march endorsed and encouraged under the influence of those who continue to join them. Although the Marquis de Lafayette of France's greatest military strategist, but he can not stop his army slack, they began to threaten to desert. Paris City Hall told Lafayette guide their actions, rather than becoming anarchic mob
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    June 20, 1791 Louis XVI failed to flee in disguise, some radical leaders and the people demanded the abolition of monarchy, a republican, but constitutional monarchy faction advocated maintaining the status quo, to retain monarchy. July 16th constitutional monarchy faction split from the Jacobins out, another group Feuillant. September Constituent Assembly enacted a "all power generated by the referendum," the constitutional separation of powers,
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    After August 10 the people of Paris uprising Girondins took power. September 20 the French army defeated the army of foreign intervention in the Battle of Valmy. National Association elected by universal suffrage in the September 21 opening, September 22 established the first French Republic. Act enacted during the Girondins in power, forced the aristocracy to return the illegally occupied public land, church land confiscated subdividing rent or sell to farmers
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    After the Jacobin dictatorship, he puts down the overthrow of the Girondins in many parts of inciting armed rebellion. June 3, 1793 - July 17 land promulgated three decrees that a large number of farmers get the land. June 24 announced the 1793 Constitution, which is the first French republic democratic constitution, but could not be implemented because of the war. In July, the restructuring and strengthening of the National Salvation Council as a provisional government
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    When the 1798 legislative elections a large number of remnants of the Jacobins elected Governor government once again declared the election invalid. 1799 Britain and the composition of the second anti-French coalition, headed west sorrow disabilities rightwing forces to require a military force to control the situation. November 9 (republicanism eight foggy January 18) Napoleon Bonaparte launched the Brumaire coup ended the rule of the Directory, The climax of the French Revolution ended.