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BASTILLE DAY

• Bastille Day – July 14, 1789• a symbolic act of revolution• independence day for France• Bastille represented evil & corruption• People protested for freedom of speech

and equality• killed governor of Bastille, forced King

to listen

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LOUIS XVI CALLS FOR MEETING OF ESTATES GENERAL - 1789

• The Estates General are a Governing body representing all three estates

• All estates have not met since 1614.

• “deputies” are representatives of each estate

• The first and second estate outnumber the third estate by votes (2 to 1)

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THIRD ESTATE UPSET, FORM THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT

• Called the National Assembly

• Secretive organization

• Members of Bourgeoisie

• A governing body of the Third Estate

• Encourage people to ignore King

• Passed laws and reforms (changes)

http://www.franceattraction.com/bourgeoisie.html

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

• Encourage other estates to join them

• Originally not recognized by the King

• King locks them out of meetings

• They decide to meet on their own

• King Louis XVI discovers their meeting place

• King files a Letter of Condemnation – they are not allowed to be in the country

THE KING CONDEMNS THEM!• Members refuse to be stopped, meet on a tennis

court and take the Tennis Court Oath (the National Assembly will meet at any location until their plans are successful).

• Established “ Declaration of Right of Man and Citizen”

(DOROMAC)

• King appeals to the Second Estate, “Please pay taxes!” They refuse…and so does the Third Estate.

• France has no money & no income!

• King has lost absolute power, he is forced to recognize new government

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LOUIS XVI LISTENS…PERHAPS TOO LATE!

• Recognizes National Assembly

• Governing body representing all Estates

• King has lost absolute power, he is forced to acknowledge new government

• Many join the Third Estate and the National Assembly

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ESCAPE FROM FRANCE!

• The King & Queen attempt to flee into safety

• They try to cross the border to Austria

• Postmaster recognized them and contacts authorities

• Marie and Louis XVI were arrested & forced into imprisonment

• Accused of treason and leaving their people

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IN 1792 FRANCE BECOMES A REPUBLIC

Reign of Terror begins…

SECRET PHRASE TO ENTER CLASS ON TUESDAY

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