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Estates General Convened by king
First meeting since 1614. It was called by King Louis to figure out solutions to the governments financial problems. There was a clash over respected powers. The kind tried to balance the powers but failed to make it equal. Third estate formed the national assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
Pivotal event during the first days of the begining of the national assembly. Signaled by 576 of the 577 thrird estate members. This was around the time King Louis son's death. On the morning of june 20th -
Storming of bastille
Fortress in paris that represented authority in the centre of paris. It only had 10 prisoners at the time. Flashpoint of the french revolution. -
National Assembly decrees abolition of fudalism
Caused by misory and dissorder which prevailed in the provinces. Taxes and the fudal dues are all extinct laws are without force and the magistrates without authority. -
Declaration of the rights of man
Declaration concepts came from the philosophical and political principles of the age of enlightenment. Defines a single set of individual rights for all man. -
Women's march fpr bread
Event in revolution. Began in the market place of paris. Tax on bread was too high. It was high price and very scarce. Activates became in twined with the revolutionaries. -
Abolition of nobility and titles
Abolished nobility, all it's priveleges and as the excerpt demonstrates. Those aspects that seemed perculiar contrary to reason. -
Black Citizens of french colonies granted rights
The society of the friends of the blacks was a group of french men and women mostly white who were abolitionists. In febuary 1794 the national assembly legislated the universal Emancipation decree which effectively freed all colonial slaves. -
Begining of legislative assembly
Focused on political debate and revolutionary law making between the periods. If only lasted for years. -
Execution of king Louis XVI
288 voted for exile, 72 death penalty and 368 for immidiate death. He was executed by guillitine on monday january 21st 1793. -
Jacobin masses storm the tuileries palace massacring the swiss guard the king imprisoned.
War declared again austria. When king formed a cabinet it created an even bigger gap between the king and the assembly leaders. The king was imprisoned -
Committee of public safety
Succeeded committee of general defense. Protected the republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion. Power under Maximilien Robespierre. Until robespierre fell and diminished in 1795 -
Beginning of the reign of terror
A period of terror that began when the french revolution entered the phase of political conflict namely between the political factions of the Girondins and jacobins the guillitine became the method of settling disputes. The law of suspects allowed the creation of tribunals to try and execute anyone who disagreed with the french republic. -
End of reign of terror
Robespierre is arrested and executed ending the phase known as the reign of terror. There was the battle of fleurus. Robespierre was overthrown. He was imprisoned and tried to commit suicide. He was guillitined the next day. Reign of Committee of public safety was ended the next day. -
Creation of the doctrine
Body of five directories that held executive power. Directory era. Second to last stage of the revolution.750 legislators divided into council of five hundred and a council of ancients. -
Nepoleon Bonaparte "first consul "
French Military and political leader. Emperor from 1804 - 1815 created nepoleonic code legal reform. Nepolionic wars established hegemony over most of europe -
Nepoleon consecrated as emperor
First consul of french republic. The leaders of the revolution whom nepoleon made into dignitaries of his realm.
