MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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event in France where the colonists overthrew King George III
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event in France where the common people overthrew King Louis XVI
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period of tine where thousands of political opponents were executed by guillotine
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period of time in France where the king’s authority increased over citizens
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Detailed explanation-1: -A popular insurgency culminated on July 14 when rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons; many consider this event, now commemorated in France as a national holiday, as the start of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1794. King Louis XVI needed more money, but had failed to raise more taxes when he had called a meeting of the Estates General. This instead turned into a protest about conditions in France.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arrested in Varennes, he was brought back to Paris. In 1792 he was tried by the revolutionaries. The monarchy was formally abolished, and “Year I” of the French Republic was declared. Louis XVI died at the guillotine on 21 January 1793.
Detailed explanation-4: -King Louis and his queen, Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned in August 1792, and in September the monarchy was abolished. Soon after, evidence of Louis’ counterrevolutionary intrigues with foreign nations was discovered, and he was put on trial for treason.