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In May 1776, finance minister Turgot was dismissed, after he lost favour.
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General meeting opened at versailles on may 5 1789. Briefly described the traditional voting procedure of the Estates-General.
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The third estate declared themselves to be the national assembly and took the tennis court oath.
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The begining of the french revolution
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All Frenchmen were at least in principal subject to the same laws. The feudal regime in France had been abolished.
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the National assembly passed the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizens. It promoted, liberty(freedom), property, Risistance to oppresional
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he and his family tried to flee france and was later arrested
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a label applied to a loose grouping of republican politicians, some of them originally from the département of the Gironde, who played a leading role in the Legislative Assembly from October 1791 to September 1792 during the French Revolution.
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The national covention held their 1st meeting
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The Committee of General Defence formed to coordinate the war effort
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he was sentenced to guillotine
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The Reign of Terror, during which the ruling faction ruthlessly exterminated all potential enemies, of whatever sex, age, or condition, began in September of 1793 and lasted until the fall of Robespierre on July 27, 1794.
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the reign of terror begins (court sentenced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death
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Robespierre was beheaded. Therefore ending the reign of terror
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The directory was established
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ended the french revolution. Napoleon Bonaparte takes control of french government
