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Tennis Court Oath
King Louise XVI tried to stop the third estate. He had sent guards to block their usual meeting space. They moved to a tennis court nearby and promised to never disband until a new constitution was written -
Storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille happen because the french needed fire power. They took it over and tore it apart brick by brick. People even kept the bricks to remind them of their great accomplishment. -
Women's March on Versailles
The march of March on Versailles was known as the October March. This march was because of lack of food for families. The women that did this were hungry and tired of not having change. -
Flight to Varennes
This gave King Louis less power. He had the power to veto things but the National Assembly could over rule his veto. This was before the constitution was finished. -
Storming of Tuileries Palace
this took place three years after the storming of the Bastille. People laid waste to another Royalist symbol. The royal family had been under house arrest in the palace while this took place. -
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Committee of Public Saftey
this was created after King Louis was executed. Their job was to find and kill anyone who opposed the revolution. -
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Reign of Terror
The Rein of Terror happened under the rule of Robespierre. People would get their heads cut off by the guillotine if the talked bad about the revolution. The reign of terror got 18,500-40,000 people killed. -
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Directory
A group of five people who governed France. This was until Napoleon overthrew them. It was replaced by the Consulate. -
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Napoleon's rule
Napoleon was a war expert, he won many wars for the french. An interesting thing is that he did not have a full rule time he resigned on April 11,1814
