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Estates General convenend by king
King Louis XVI called for a meeting of the French representatives. Every estate participated and they tried to come up with a solution for the financial problems. This also led to the French Revolution. The third estate was the largest group and they felt they didnt have to pay as much taxes. -
Tennis Court Oath
This was a meeting between the Third estate. The prime minister was not happy and wanted to make changes, but when they got the the meeting hall, it was locked. They believed that King Louis XVI was responsible for this. But instead of giving up, they moved the meeting to a near by Tennis Court. -
Storming of the Bastille
A group of craftmen and salesmen decided to invade the Bastile, a prison that symbolized the King's power. The guards guarding the prison at the time called for help. However, The rescue team decited to team with the revolutionaries bringing them victory. -
Abolition of Feudalism
Took 4 days for Feaudalism to be completely abolished. But the National Constituent Assembly sweeped away the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate, and and the tithes gathered by the First Estate. -
National Assembly decrees decleration of the rights of man and the citizen
The Decleration of Rights of man and citizens is a document based on "natural rights." Anyone and Everyone is born with equal rights. -
Women's march for bread to the versailles
thousands of woman in paris were fighting over the price of bread. They demanded the King would come with them to Paris. The group of Woman marched all the way to Versille and brought the king back with them. -
Abolition of nobility and titles.
Abolished the first class and its privilages. Also abolished titles such as "prince" "duke" "count" etc... -
Black citizens of French colonies granted equal rights
The society of the Friends of the Blacks was a group of French men and woman, mostly white, who were abolitionists. in February 1794, the National Assembly legislated the Universal Emancipation decree, which effectively freed all colonial slaves. -
begining of legislative Assembly
This was the early rulling bodies durring the French revolution. It collapsed under the constitutional crisis. & it lasted less than a year . There were 2 groups, one believed that the king was currupt and the other believed that they already had done enough. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
In 1792, France was declared a repubic. Even though the king at first was welcomed, and liked, The national convention wanted to exucute the him after this because of all the wrong things he had done and all the financial problems he has created. -
Committee of public safety
This was created durring the Reign of Terror. It protect the public against foreign attacks and international rebellion. -
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 guillotine became the method of setting desputes. The Law suspects allowed the creation of tribunals to try and execute anyone who disagreed with the French republic. -
End of the Reign of Terror
Robespierre is arrested and executed ending the phase known as the Terror -
Napolean Conaparte names "first consul" now the effective dictator
Napoleon seized power after the French callepsed. He became a very strong ruler. France then became more of a millitary state after, and with much more order and control. -
Napoleon consecrated as Emperor
Napoleon was crowned as emperor of the French.
