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Causes of the French Revolution
Financial strain of the third estate and ineffective government led up to the French Revolution. The third estate was growing and was tired of getting no rights and the want for change climaxed in 1789.
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Creation of the National Assembly
The National Assembly was created to represent the third estate of France. It was first created in 1789 and called themselves the true voice of the French people.
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Attack on the Bastille
Two days before the fort was attacked, the king had dismissed his Minister of Finances, who was very popular among the people. Then, on the 13th of July a rumor spread that the king was surrounding Paris with his army to attempt to stop the parliamentarians. This put people into rage and they attacked the fort Bastille which had gunpowder that they needed.
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Abolition of Feudalism
On the 5th-11th of August, 1789 the National Assembly abolished feudalsim. Feudalism was the main reason for their struggles and the struggles of the whole third estate, the upper class got everything while they had nearly nothing.
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Declaration of Rights of Man
The Declaration of Rights of Man (DRM) was made by the National Assembly in 1789. They made the DRM because they believed that the government had been ignoring the basic rights of men and wanted change.
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Tennis Coart Oath
The National Assembly signed a document known as the Tennis Court Oath saying that they would not diband until a French constitution was adopted. They made this oath when they were locked out of a meeting room in Versailles, in spite of the king.
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Bread March
A group of women gathered together in the morning and marched to Versaille. They wanted to take bread from the palace and make the price of bread go down. The thousands of women killed many guards and put their heads on pikes, and the king quickly gave into their demands.
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Royal Escape
After the Bread March the royal family was taken and held in Paris. One night, the royal family attempted to escape to Austria under the cloak of darkness, however they were captured and taken back to Paris.
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Death of King Louie XVI
A long time into the French Revolution, it was decided that the king should be killed. He was sent to the guillotine on January 21st.
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Religious Supression
Religious orders and vows were supressed on the 13th of February, 1793. Many Churches were closed and people were dechristianized.
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Murder of Marat
Marat, know as the people's friend, was murdered by Charlotte Corday. Her reasoning or killing him was his newspapers, which had been the cause for the deaths of many innocent people.
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Reign of Terror
After the onset of the French Revolution a Reign of Terror begun. Over 40,000 people were killed, including anyone who were even suspected of going against the Revolution. The Reign of Terror ended on July 28th, 1794.
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Off with her Head
Marie Antoinette was tried and executed on October 14th, after being locked in a prison cell away from her children. She was sent to the guillotine in a common prisoner's cart, and beheaded in front of an angry crowd.
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The Supreme Being
Robespierre never agreed with the atheist ideas many philosophers believed, he thought that people needed something to believe in. He created "The Supreme Being" religion, where he presented himself to be godly.
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The Arrest of Robespierre
Robespierre was arrested and executed for his crimes. Once he and his few supporters were killed, the Reign of Terror was over.
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Results of the French Revolution
The French Revolution had a powerful and permanent impact on France. First of all, after the revolution ended France went through every form of government except theocracy. Secondly, it caused the deaths of many, many people.
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