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Causes of French REvolution
the main causes of the revolution is France being bankrupt, bad leadership and the queen spending a ton of money. Also bad harvest and The Estate System. (class notes) -
Revellion Riots
Protests began after high-skilled workers were going to get payed lower wages. One of the first events in the revolution.(wikipedia) -
National Assembly
The third estate representatives stormed out of the meeting and decided to form their own parliament callled the "National Assembly". they thought that this would truely represent the French people. (class notes, wikipedia) -
Tennis court oath
The tennis court oath was created by the national assembly. They took an oath that they would meet everyday at a nearby tennis court until the D.R.M was finished. -
Attack on the Bastille
The commoners made their own militia to attack bastille to find the prisoners that king louis VXI took. They were also searching for gunpowder. (wikipedia) -
August decrees
The August Decrees were nineteen decrees made in August 1789 by the National Constituent Assembly during the French Revolution. the social pattern of the country in order to pacify the outraged peasants and encourage them towards peace and harmony.(wikipedia) -
Great Fear
the pheasant rebellions helped cause the big panic. They got rumors around that they were going to burn and starve out the population.(yahoo answers) -
Bread March
A huge group of women went to versailles to kidnap the king and queen. They took them back to Paris to have the D.R.M signed. (wikipedia) -
Women's petition to the national assembly
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Royal Escape
King Louis VXI and his family tried to escape from paris but failed. They was wanting to go to Austria because of his wifes heritage.(notes) -
Paris commune
Paris commune was the government during the french revolution. They became insurrectionary after not taking orders from the central paris government.(wikipedia) -
D.R.M
The declaration of the rights of man was created by the natinal assembly. The bill wa signed by the king by force of the women in the bread march. -
Death of King Louis VXI
Louis VXI was found guilty of high treason. He was taken to the guillotine to be executed.(notes) -
Society of the friends of the Blacks
French men and women who were against slavery. This group had 141 members and lasted about 5 years.(wikipedia) -
Reign of terror
The time era of the revolution with a lot of violence. The guillotine was introduced.(notes) -
Results of french revolution
The communers no longer had to pay taxes and there was no more absolute monarchy. They then had a democracy and also decreased power in the church (wiki answers).
