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Estates General Assembly
After bad harvests and costly wars, King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates General assembly (meeting of representatives of the Three Estates) in order to raise taxes. -
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National Assembly Government
Revolutionary government led by the Third Estate -
Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath. Nat. Ass. resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution. -
Bastille
Bastille stormed and taken by a Paris mob. -
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Great Fear
peasants attack noble manors. -
Jacobin Club Formed
Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights; Jacobin Club formed. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man.
Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
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King Louis Brought to Paris
King Louis brought from Versailles to Tuileries palace in Paris. -
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King Caught
King flees to Austria, is caught at Varennes. -
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Legislative Assembly government
Constitutional Government by elected officials -
Paris Mob
Paris mob storms royal palace; Legislative Assembly government collapse. Minister of Justice Danton purges (kills) thousands of presumed traitors (enemies of the state). -
Revolution Calender
Day 1 of new Revolutionary calendar -
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National Convention government
elected by universal male suffrage to rewrite constitution -
National Convention
National Convention (new gov’t) abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic. -
Revolution Calender
Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names. -
King Executed
National Convention condemns and executes the King. -
Counter Revolutionary Revolt
Counter-revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins. -
Reign of Terror
"Reign of Terror" by Committee of Public Safety (Robespierre) begins. -
Administrative Reform
Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization (ex. saints names removed from street names), administrative reform (i.e. changes in how the government operates) -
Robespierre Exicuted
In the month of “Thermidor", Robespierre is executed; Reign of Terror ends. -
Churches Reopen
Churches reopen -
New Constitution
New constitution is adopted, forming a new government called the Directory. -
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The Directory government
New constitution has 2 houses: Council of Ancients and Council of 500 -
Government Takeover
Coup d'état (government takeover) removes royalists (those faithful to the monarchy) from Directory. -
End of French Revolution
Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution
