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French revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when did Louis XVI rule France as an absolute monarch | late eighteenth century |
| what movement happened during the 18th century | the enlightment |
| what was the taille | a land tax |
| what was the estates general | a French parliament that was made up of three parts |
| when did the estates general for the first time | 5 May 1789 |
| why were tensions rising in Paris in summer 1789 | high food prices and shortages |
| when was the Bastille prison attacked | 14 July 1789 |
| when was the declaration of rights of man and of the citizen passed | August 1789 |
| what was the republic | a type of government without a king where people elect the head of state |
| when was a committee of public safety set up | April 1793 |