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Key Events
‡ The fall of the Bastille
marked the beginning of
the French Revolution.
‡ The Committee of
Public Safety began the
Reign of Terror.
‡ Napoleon Bonaparte
created the French
Empire.
‡ Allied forces defeated
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‡ The French Revolution became the model

for revolution in the modern world.
‡ The power of nationalism was first
experienced during the French Revolution.
‡ The French Revolution spread the
principles of liberty and equality

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July 14, 1789
Parisian mob of 8,000 men
and women in search of
weapons streamed towards
the Bastille, a royal armory
filled with arms and
ammunition.
This marked the beginning
of the Revolution.

July 14th is celebrated today in

France as ³Bastille Day.´
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Peasants 8
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From Estates-General to National
Assembly

Why did the rhird Estate favor a system in

which each member of the Estates-
Estates-General
could vote?

The Third Estate had many more members

than the other two estates. Under the old
system the single vote of the First Estate
and the single vote of the Second Estate
together could outvote the Third Estate. The
change to each member having a vote
would give the Third Estate much more say
in matters.
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Members of the
ational Assembly vow to meet
Until a new government is established.
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‡ Robespierre was a
lawyer and activist,
so known for his
honesty that he was
called ³The
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anyone who would not
submit to the general will
as he interpreted it should
be executed.
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‡ The assembly
adopted the
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all men, access to
public office based
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end to exemptions
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