French revolution
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Updated: 18 Oct 2018
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Created byBrendan Strayer
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French Revolution Begins
Causes: Famine, Class/Social Inequality, Lack of money, and Spread of Enlightenment IdealsMarie Antoinette executedMaximilien Robespierre diesRobespierre in powerRobespierre beheaded/Reign of Terror endsNational Assembly/Tennis Court OathKing Louis XVI is crownedKing Louis XVI is beheaded for conspiracy with forgien powersAntoinette came to power in May 16th 1770 when marrying King LouisWomen's march: On the 5 of October 1789 an angry mob of 7,000 women armed with pitchforks, pikes, and muskets. Marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles demanding bread for their families.Bastille StormedComittee of Public SafteySeptember Massacres: A mass killing of prisoners that took place in Paris on September 2-6 in 1792. Called the First Terror of the French Revolution.Louis and Antoinette flee: In June 1791, Louis XVI and Antoinette fled Paris and headed for the Austrian border.Periods
Maximilien Robespierre
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