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Louis XVI becomes king
he came to the throne in 1774.
he was not preared to be a king
he did not meet the standards for a king -
the estates general summoned
estates general finally met in may
its members would not bow to the king's wish
frence had a kind of parliament known as the estates general. -
fall of the bastille
bastille was well known to people for all the riots
the mob attacked the prisons
the mob free political prisoner -
louis XVI executed
louis did little to improve conditons for the middle class
the war and other events had made many people dislike the royal family.
the citizens decided to charge the king for his crime. -
reign of terror begins
th reign of terror started in 1793 and ended in 1794.
revolutionary government had extraordinary powers
more harsh laws were passed -
marie antoinette executed
marie did little to win the hearts of her subjects.
she was very extravagant, love to fine things
she was a member of the Austrian royal family. -
fall of Robespierre
robespierre destroyed oppostion to stay at the top
Robespierre make changes in fance
the metric system was introduced at that time. -
directory meets
rule of robespierre was replaced with the directory
directory was controlled by the middle class
directory gave power to people with property
