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The National Assembly is formed
The National Assembly was formed by the Third Estate because they were tired of being outvoteded by the 1% of the population while they made over 90% -
Storming of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry French men attacked and overtook the Bastille, a massive prison that was a sign of the French monarchy. They did this to get weapons and was the start of the French Revolution. -
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The Great Fear
A period of panic and riots by peasants due to “aristocratic conspiracy” that the king was going to overthrow the third estate. -
Woman's march on Versaillies
When woman marched on Versailles because they couldn't get any bread for their families they decided to bring the Louis the XVI and Marie Antownet back to Paris with them -
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The Flight to Varennes
The Flight to Varennes is when King Louis XVI and his family tried and failed to escape from France, but the royal family was caught and labeled as traitors. -
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Execution of the king and queen
On January 1, 1793, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine at the Place de la Révolution. Nine months later his wife Marie Antoinette in the same way. This events showed that anyone could be executed. -
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Reign of Terror
Also known as "The Terror", this is the period after the French Republic had been formed. This is when the Republic wanted to bring order through terror and took harsh measures against those suspected of being "enemies of the revolution". Also during this time a wave of executions were taking place in Paris -
Coup of 18 Brumaire
On November 9, 1799, Napoleon seized control of France via a coup d'etat and overthrew the Directory and is seen as the end of the French Revolution.
