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French Revolution SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Buildings p.48
▸ ▸ Money p.69
For years, France was ruled by all-powerful kings, ▸ ▸ Europe p.94
who were very rich and could do whatever they ▸ ▸ Governments
wanted. The ordinary people of France were poor. p.123

Between 1789 and 1799, the people overthrew the ▸ ▸ Law p.145
king and changed laws. ▸ ▸ War pp.278–279

Marie Antoinette The Bastille
The luxurious lifestyle of was used to
keep prisoners
Marie Antoinette, the of the king.
French queen, made
many ordinary people
angry. They thought
she did not care
about their Louis was
problems. beheaded using
a machine called
The Bastille the guillotine.
The Bastille was a royal prison in Paris. On
July 14, 1789, a crowd attacked it and stole
weapons that had been stored inside.

General Antoine-Joseph
Santerre was a leader in
King Louis XVI the Revolution.
was killed
in 1793.

End of the monarchy
The king and queen tried to run
away from France dressed as
servants. They were caught
and later executed in front of
crowds of people.

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