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Meeting of the Estates General
After Louis dealing with the emergeny unit he had n money left for his people. Then again the solution for Louis was to tax the nobles. So the second Estate forced by the second Estate, An assembly, a meeting to approve a new tax. First meeting in 175 years, hold in May 5, 1789 at Versailles -
Voted to established the national assembly-Tennis court oath
Third Estate wanted to make changes in the government, insisted that all estates have a vote, so Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes said that the third Estate should name themselves the National assembly, they passed laws (first act of revolution). The Third Estate was locked out of the meeting room so they broke the door down and enter into a tennis court this pledge was name Tennis Court Oath. Soon enough members of the clergy joined the Third Estate, Louis armed swiss guards on the outside of Versailles -
Storming of the Bastille
Rumors spread that Louis was gonna send militaries to dismiss the National Assembly. People started gathering weapons to defend the city. On July 4 a mod searching for gunpowder attacked the Bastille a prison located at paris. The mob overwhelmed the guards and killed several guards and put the heads in spikes (first sign of revolution). -
Feudalism is ended, divisions between estates ended
So in August 4, 1789 many people had made great speeches and people had states their opinions, the National Assembly had many people joined them and erasing the feudalism privileges from the first and second Estates and made the nobles and clergy equal. At morning the old regime had ended. The divison of the Estates was finally over, there was no more dividing the Estates since they decided to become equal. -
Declaration of the rights of man and the Citizen
After three weeks the National Assembly had an idea that was then created, The declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizens. The document stated “men are born and remain free and equal in rights” the rights included “Liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression”. It also stated that the people had equal justice, freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Leaders has a slogan that stated “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” but it did not apply to all. -
Assembly reforme France
National Assembly also focused on the church, the Assembly took control of the church and decided that the church had lost both his lands and his political independence, it all had to to with the economy. Although Proceeds from the sale of the church led France pay off their huge debt. The decisions the Assembly took made peasants that were catholic very alarmed by this decision. They did believe that the pope should rule over the church, and from this moment many peasants opposed the Assembly -
Royal family attempts to flee
Royal family tries to escape to the Austrian Netherlands, but as they approach to the border but they got caught and they were arrested and were returned to France. And since he attempted to escape it increased the enemies in the government and sealed his fate. -
Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria and Prussia
Counties where seeing the changes in France and thought that their own countries might take action. Austria and Prussia urged the French to take Louis back to an Absolute monarch position, the Legislative assembly responded by declaring war. -
France abolished the Monarchy
They set aside the constitution, and called for a new legislature, this new governing body, the National Convention, took office on september 21. -
King is executed
The king walked up calm and with dignity to the scaffold to beheaded by the guillotine.
