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National Assembly
There was disagreement amongst the three estates. Voting methods in the Estates General. The third estate wished to have a "vote by head" method. When he First Estate and Second Estate wanted "vote by bloc". Which was one vote per person. http://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Assembly-historical-French-parliament -
Storming the Bastille
Paris emitted in 1789. The Paris mob was determined to arm itself due to presence of foreign troops in the streets of Paris. They first attacked the Invalides fortress from which they obtained 30,000 muskets. They moved on to the Bastille, an old fortress prison which had long been viewed as a symbol of the king's absolute power. The mob attacked the Bastille and released the seven prisoners inside.
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Declaration Of The Rights of Man
The Declaration of The Rights of Man duplicatedd the Declaration of Independence. It describes political and equality of man kind. The power of humanity. All explains and diginifies natural right to liberty, property, security, and resistance of opposition. This a document that states the hikstory of human and civil rights.
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Civil Constitution Of Clergy
The nationalization of Church lands was the first step in state control of the Church. The National Assembly passed the Civil Constitution of the Clergy to bring the clergy under government control. Clergy would now be elected by all citizens and their salaries paid by the state. The clergy were required to swear an oath of loyalty to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. It required the clergy to acknowledge the power of the French government over the Pope. http://www.historywiz.com/civilcons -
Paris Mob Attacks the Tuileries
Paris fumed with a aggrieved throughout the summer of 1792. Hungry, distrustful of government, and discouraged by failures in war. They turned against their king. The mob stormed the Tuileries where the royal family was being held. They demand a new constitution and a convention to replace the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly dissolves and is replaced by the National Convention.
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September Massacres
In 1792, derangement, uncertainty, and fear gripped the city. Rumors circulated that the 3000 prisoners held in Paris prisons were planning to stage news. Verdun was threatened by Prussian army .The spark that began what are called the "September Massacres". An angry mob led by Jean Paul Marat stormed the prisons and killed about 1600 prisoners.
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The Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre was arrested on July 27 and executed the next day. Robespierre was deserted by his supporters, accused of being a tyrant. Robespierre wanted to extend emergency powers. Although, others felt that the emergencies were over and wanted to return to regular administration. Robespierre encouraged the execution by a blade machine,of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robespierre-overthrown-in-france
