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The storming of the Bastille happen in Paris, France on July 14, 1789. This violent attack was on the Bastille which was a fortress built in the late 1300s, and this started the French Revolution. The people who stormed the Bastille were revolutionists, whom were mostly apart of the 3rd Estate. They decided to storm the fortress to free the prisoners and to get gunpowder needed for their weapons. This event was seen by many as the ending of the 'Ancien Regime

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The women's march on Versailles was an important event at the start of the French Revolution, it gave revolutionists confidence. In France the main food of the commoners was bread and as the prices got higher, some women that went to the markets going to buy bread for their families weren't able to afford it. When the march began, first the crowd took over a hotel where they were able to get some bread and weapons. Revolutionaries in the crowd suggested they go the palace in Versailles and confront King Louis XVI.

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Now Louis XVI has, for a long time now, been seen as an opposition to the Revolution. During Marie-Antoinette and Louis trip to flee they were captured at Varennes, France, and carried back to Paris. King Louis tried to leave as he was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by guillotine.

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The Reign of Terror was a period where life in France was extreme. The National Assembly was now lead by radicals. One of them was a man called Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre believed that to protect the movement the opposition must be removed. Many people were arrested and killed by the guillotine. The guillotine was a key object in the Reign of Terror. A majority of the victims were mainly moderates and some radicals. Many of the earlier revolutionist were either dead or had fled the Terror.

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During 1799 when Napoleon was making his return to Paris the political climate of France was changing. The current government was losing power so with his allies, Napoleon formed a new government called Consulate. As the dictator of France Napoleon was able to make government reforms. He also played a big role in improving the French economy by building new roads and encouraging business.

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On June 20, 1791, Marie-Antionette and King Louis XVI tried to escape and only reached to the town of Varennes before they were arrested and taken back to Paris. Over the next years the government of France was in confusion, and on January 21, 1793, King Louis was executed. Not much long after the reign of terror started Marie-Antionette was put on trial and later executed by guillotine.

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During 1789 when the king called for the Estates-General, Robespierre was elected by the commoners to represent them as a deputy of the 3rd Estate. Over time he started to gain power of the new revolutionary government, then became the leader of a radical group and even gained control of the Jacobins. In 1793 French government was basically ran by a group formed called Committee of Public Safety, Robespierre then became the leader of this group meaning he was the most powerful man in France at the time.

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The National Assembly represented the people in the 3rd Estate and ordered the King to make economic reforms to make sure people had food to eat. It first formed when the King refused to give the 3rd Estate more power, then they made their own group called the National Assembly. This group began to have regular meetings and ran the country without help from the King.

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- Blaufarb, Rafe. “French Revolution .” WBO Student, www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar211160/french%20revolution.

- Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor., and Anthony Esler. Prentice Hall World History. Pearson, 2011.