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can be separated into three distinct phases. The first phase is characterized by the First Revolution, which began in 1789 as a result of a weakening monarchy and a political vacuum. The Second Revolution, which followed proved to be much more ....

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... of assemblies which eventually wrested economic and political power away from the monarchy. This new government had a difficult time succeeding due to the numerous quarrels between the first and second estates with the third over individual freedoms and economic rights. The second revolution of 1792 occured because of the growing dissatisfaction of groups such as the Jacobins toward the constitutional monarchy. These groups were interested in forming a republic, allowing for more radical reformation at the hands of the people. The Jocobins themselves soon became divided, however, between the Girondists, who wanted a representative and ...