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France goes backrupt
King Louis 16th started loosing money, France goes backrupt, King Loui's wife was wasting lots of money on parties and dresses. They also went banckrupt because of the French and Indian war -
Meeting of the Estates General
Since the king lost allot of money he needed Louis 16th calles the Estate General to Versailles to tallk about the new tax plan -
Establish the National Assembly
Thirty members trying do a constitution. Louis 16th closes the doors of the room so that leads to the Tennis Court Oath -
Storming of the Bastille
The citizends went to the Bastille tand burned it, they were grabbing weapons to fight for their freedom. They released 7 political prissioners that were inside -
Fedualism Ended
The Fedualism ended, there no longer exist the three estates...Catholic Clergy, Nobles and poor. -
Declaration of rights of men and of the citizens
The third estate fought for their human rights and the declaration of rights of men and of the citizens was created when the 1st and 2nd estate gave up. -
Bread Riots
People were literally starving on the streets and they were making riots inorder to have food to eat. -
Assembly Reforms France
The assembly reforms France, lots and lots of changes were made in that assembly. This was importants because it changed many things that were unfair to the 3rd district -
King Louis 16 Tries to flee
King Louis 16th tries to flee to Austria because he sawed what a mess France was. He lost all the respect of the people because he was leaving them alone. -
New Constitution
Now France has a constitutional monarchy. -
Declares War
The legislative assembly declares war against Austria and Pursia -
Attack the Palace
The Citizens go inside the palace and take the king away from Varsalle because they were very mad at him -
Abolish Monarchy
Since the Monarchy government was not working for the French citizens they decide to take monarchy away inorder to not have lots of chaos and fightings with the government. -
King Louis 16 beheaded
The people from the 2nd and 3rd estate were very mad with him because he first lost all of Frances money and tried to flee the country. A king can't do that. So they beheaded him -
New Army
The convention orderd a draft of 300,000 french citizens to join the army -
Regin of Terror
Robespierre became leader of the Committee of the Public Saftey (Dictador) lots of people were excuted including political figures -
Arrest of Robespierre
People demanded his arrest of Robespierre and he was executed. The Regin of terror ended -
Vocab
Estates General: A person that represents the three estates
National Assembly: The elected legislature in France
Declaration of the rights of men: States the rights that the French men have
Greate Fear: A general panic that occured on the french rev.
Tennis Court Oath: Meeting where they faught for their rights and demanded a new French constituion.
Emigres: A person that leaves his country to go and settle to anotherone
Jacobins: An extreme radical -
Vocabulary
San-Cullotes: Left wing lower class participians that dominated France
Guillotine: A machine with a heavy blade used to behead people -
New Plan
Moderated leaders drafted a new plan of government
