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Political system divided into 3 estates. Rich, nobles and working class which were farmers. -
Woman protested the rising cost of bread. They used Violence and demanding. The National Assembly provided bread. -
Economy was in a decline caused alarm among merchants, bankers. The government sank into a very deep debt. The King and Queen spend way to much money. -
In 1789 they voted to establish the national assembly. Which was the beginning of a representative government. -
A mob searching for gunpowder and weapons stormed the Bastille which is a Paris prison. The mod seized the building. Around 100 people died. -
National assembly created the new constitution. It stripped the king of authority. It created a new legislative body to approve laws. -
The Royal family tried to escape from France to go to the Netherlands. But they were captured near the border and returned to Paris. This escape gave his enemies more proof and sealed his fate.
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The legislative assembly declares WAR. -
Guillotine machine was used and it was thought to be more humane than other tools. But some people thought that with this machine death came too fast and they wanted the old methods to return. -
Robespierre became leader of the public safety committee. This period ofhis ruleing became known as the Reign of terror. He had lots of people exected by the guilotine. He later died by the Guilotine on July 28th 1794. -
Napoleon appointed to lead a French army against Austria and the kingdom of Sardinia. He was born in Corsica and joined the military at 11 years old.