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Majority of people already living in complete poverty, struggling to eat just enough bread a day to survive, begin to starve and die as the price of bread was doubled. Now majority of the poeple living in France were starving, dying, and angry.
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Proclaimed the end of the absolute monarchy, and the beginning of representative government. Vote was first deliberate act of the Revolution.
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A mob of people storm the Bastille, Paris Prison, seizing control of the prison and weapons within. They then stormed the streets, and the fall of the Bastille became symbolic of the French Revolution. (US has July 4th, this day is remembered and similar to this)
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King Louis forced to share power Declaration of Rights and Man. Beginning of the French Revolution.
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Women storm into Versailles to motivate the National Assembly to handle the drastic increase of bread prices, however then decide to take thir anger out on the king and queen. Broke into the palace, killing guards, and demanding they move to Paris, and eventually Louis agreed.
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Convicted of treason, King Louis XVI beheaded by guillotine.
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Robespierre declares, "Terror the order of the day" beginning the Reign of Terror.
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Robespierre is executed by the guillotine and the Reign of Terror, the radical phase of the French Revolution, ended.
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Hoping to save more money for France, Napoleon chooses to sell Louisiana terriroty to the USA.
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Napoleon decides to make himself emperor, and supported by the French voters, was crowned after walking down the aisle of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Napoleon defeated, lost power, and shipped (by the British) to St.Helena - a remote island in the South Atlantic - lived lonely for 6 years, and eventually died.
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On the island of St. Helena, Napoleon dies at age 52, from stomach issues perhaps cancer.
