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T he g overnment wa s b adly r u n a nd peopl e's l ives were mis er a b le
K ing Lo u is XI V tr i e d t o cont r ol t he n at i o n al pa rliam e nt a n d ra i se mo re ta x es
B ut h is e ffort fai l ed
H e or d ere d his tro o ps t o Ve r sa i l l es
Th e people thoug h t that Lou is i n t e n d e d to p ut dow n t he Revolution by force
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Ev e r s i nce tha t day, Ju l y 14 ha s be en the Fr e nch Nation al D a y
Louis t r ie d to flee th e co un tr y in 1792, to get supp o rt fr o m Austria and P r u ss i a
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