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The king gathers representatives to vote to establish the National assembly. This leads on to the Tennis Court Oath, pledging to create new constitution.
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National assembly appoints 30 members to make a constitution. Speeches are made at the Palais-Royal
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The Bastille was a prison that symbolized the King's absolute power, so the people attacked it.
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Noblemen made speaches about their love of liberty and equality. Comeners were then eqaul to the nobles and clergy.
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The civil constitution of the Cleregy is passed.
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Louis XVI calls for a meeting in Versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan.
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France was very unsafe so Louis and his family left for the Austrian Netherlands but were caught and returned to Paris.
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Louis approved of the constitution that limited the constitutionsl monarchy. It took away a lot of the king's authority.
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Countries are scared of revolutionary ideas and urge France to restore Louis the XVI his position as absolute monarch, so the Legislative assembly declares war.
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20,000 people invaded the Tuileries palace where they royal family was staying. All the guards were killed and the royal family was imprisoned
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The monarchy was abolished and France became a republic.
