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Third Estate established National Assembly
Third Estate established National Assembly in order to pass law to people. They represents almost 100% of people, gets the less power in the Estates-General. This is very important, because this event act as a start of French Revolution.
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Attack Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. The prison contained just seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of the abuse of the monarchy; the significance of its fall is this is a flashpoint of the French Revolution.
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National Assembly decided to abolished feudalism system
Because of the Great Fear, Peasants started to destroy homes of nobles, assembly vote to abolish feudalism. This is a big change that impact French society. This is important because the Assembly had and used power and established a precedent for the abolishment of feudalism.
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Departure of Versailles
Louis, under duress, gave them bread and then departed for Paris. This would be the last time Louis set foot in Versailles. This is a important event because it shows us the king not actively trying to kill the rebels and instead submitting to their demands, as well as being the last time an absolute monarch ruled from Versailles.
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French Constitution of 1791
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the Absolute Monarchy of the Ancien Régime. This is important because this is one of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty.
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War between France and Austria
This war was the first attempt by the European monarchies to defeat Revolutionary France. France declared war on the Habsburg monarchy of Austria on 20 April 1792 and the Kingdom of Prussia joined the Austrian side a few weeks later. This was significant because it impacted all of France and was the beginning of the Revolution's continental impact.
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Jacobins arrest King
Jacobins arrest the King Louis. Then they gain the control of France. This is important because this event ended absolute power in France and changed system of government.
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Execution of Louis XVI
After events on the 10 August 1792, which saw the fall of the monarchy after the attack on the Tuileries by insurgents, Louis was arrested, interned in the Temple prison with his family, tried for high treason before the National Convention, convicted in a near-unanimous vote, and condemned to death by a slight majority. This is important because this ended absolute power in France completely.
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The Reign of Terror
This was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and The Jacobins. The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands, with 16,594 executed by guillotine, and another 25,000 in summary executions across France. This is important because this was the culmination of the Revolution and lead to its end.
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Execution of Robespierre
On this day Robespierre and his followers were guillotined. The time period known as the Terror came to the end. This is a important event because this event act as the end of French Revolution.
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