Champs de Mars

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What happened to start off?
30,000 marched to Tuileries National Assembly headquarters to petition for a republic following the kings flee
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When did they march?
24th June 1791
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What happened on the 17th July?
Crowd gathered to celebrate Bastille day
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What did the National Assembly do in retaliation?
Decreed that clubs couldn't meet without a certificate
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Eventually in the afternoon the crowd rised to what?
30,000 - 50,000
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What did the National Assembly then do?
Declared martial law
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Who led the national guard to the situation?
Baily and Lafayette
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How many people were killed when the national guard opened fire?
30 - 50 people
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Who did the NAtional Assembly blame following the massacre?
Radical newspapers, gutter press, radical leaders
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What did the National Assembly do after the massacre?
Shut down radical newspapers, arrested leaders and forced icons like danton and marat into hiding
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Internal reaction to Champs de Mars massacre?
Feuillants emerge, more repunlicans, tension
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External reactions to Champs de Mars?
Decleration of Pillnitz
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Card 2

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24th June 1791

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When did they march?

Card 3

Front

Crowd gathered to celebrate Bastille day

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Card 4

Front

Decreed that clubs couldn't meet without a certificate

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Card 5

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30,000 - 50,000

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