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Louis XVI became king of France
Louis knew there needed to be economic reform, but he wasn't determined enough to do anything about it. -
The National Assembly was created.
The National Assembly was made up of commoners and sympathetic nobles/clergy. It vowed to stay together until a constitution was made. -
King Louis summoned the Estates General to meet.
Louis was worried about the economic crisis and the opposition of privileged classes to any reform. So he decided to have a meeting with representatives from all the estates. -
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Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a unified legal system governing the French and giving males total control over the household and property. -
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The royal family fled the country.
Radical revolutionaries were very angry, causing nobles and the king to flee the country. -
The first French Constitution was established.
This constitution made France a limited monarchy, set up a separation of powers, and guaranteed equal rights to all citizens. -
France declared war on Austria.
Revolutionaries felt war would unite the people in defense of their homeland. France was doing very bad in the war. -
Radical revolutionaries took over Paris gov't and set up the Commune.
Once the revolutionaries settled in Paris, they attacked the king and his family. The king was removed from office and imprisoned. Radical revolutionaries decided to write a new constitution. -
King Louis XVI was guillotined.
The National Convention found a trunk that had letters exchanged between Louis XVI and the émigrés. Louis was plotting to crush the revolution. Former King Louis XVI was convicted of treason and guillotined. -
Great Britain, the Dutch Netherlands, and Spain joined Prussia and Austria in fighting France.
All of the nations pushed France back, reducing its power. -
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The Reign of Terror happened.
The Reign of Terror was a period of time where the National Convention waged a brutal campaign against people that were considered enemies of France. -
Robespierre was arrested.
Robespierre, a leader of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, was arrested by the National Convention. -
The new French constitution was established.
This constitution created a new government, the Directory, although it wasn't very effective. -
Napoleon was defeated in Russia.
This led to the monarchy being restored with Louis XVIII as king. -
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna redrew the map of Europe and restored the balance of power. France's borders were reduced to the 1790 level and bordering countries gained territory. -
The Revolution of 1848
This revolution gave rise to the Second Republic with the promise of jobs for unemployed. Taxes were increased to provide government aid, angering the middle class. More than 10,000 people were killed. A new constitution was developed guaranteeing liberty and establishing an elected legislature and president. The Second Republic ended with the creation of the Second Empire with Napoleon III as emperor.