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**Declaration of Man:**

 * The french representative believed that there was public disaster and corruption in the government because of the neglect, contempt of the rights of man. Therefore, the government set a strict declaration, so that they remind the public or the social body of their rights and duties.
 * The acts of the legislative power, as well as those of the executive power, may be compared at any moment with the objects and purposes of all political institutions and may thus be more respected.
 * Grievances of the citizens shall tend to the maintenance of the constitution and redound to the happiness of all.
 * Men are born and remain free and equal in rights
 * Three main rights:
 * Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.
 * The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.
 * The principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation. No body nor individual may exercise any authority which does not proceed directly from the nation.

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Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette:

 * Louis was officially arrested on August 13, 1792 and sent to the Temple, On 21 September, the National Assembly declared France to be a republic and abolished the monarchy
 * Louis inherited a realm driven nearly bankrupt
 * The economy spiraled downward (unemployment in Paris in 1788 is estimated at 50%), crops failed, the price of bread and other food soared.
 * The anger of the French people targeted Marie as a prime source of their problems.
 * The people were not happy. To top it off, Louis had the misfortune to marry a foreigner, the Austrian Marie Antoinette
 * The mobs of Paris stormed the hated prison at the Bastille. Feeling that power was shifting to their side, the mob forced the imprisonment of Louis and his family.
 * Louis attempted escape in 1791 but was captured and returned to Paris. In 1792, the newly elected National Convention declared France a republic and brought
 * Louis to trial for crimes against the people.

**Europe at War:**
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 * Represented the continuity in European diplomacy from 1700's till the 1800's
 * Took place to understand the cooperative efforts outweighing individual interests (bringing the european wars to an end)
 * The King would have the unique power to propose war, with the legislature then deciding whether to declare war, it was the King who decided to go to war.
 * This video describes more in detail about Europe at war after the French Revolution

**Reign of Terror:**

 * Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the middle of 1794
 * In the course of nine months, 16, 000 people were guillotined, but executions of those labeled "internal enemies" of France took place throughout the country.
 * Danton had a strong physical presence and was an incredible public speaker, while Robespierre was less passionate. However, Robespierre was a hard worker who was very ambitious. He blindly believed in the work of Rousseau, who argued that men are all born good at heart and are corrupted by society. It was these beliefs that caused him to continue the Terror even when it was no longer necessary.

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