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Louis XVI was absolute ruler; people were destitute
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"Bastille Day"; commoners stormed the Bastille, rebellions in villages
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National Assembly created a Bill of Rights
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Different groups of people, such as the Jacobins, argued whether to keep a king or not
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Royal family failed in attempting to flee in disguise
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Louis XVI executed via the guillotine
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Robespierre was guillotined; the Directory took over