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Estate General
The estate general was a meeting called by the king to disgust how to fix Frances financial trouble. it was because of each estate only getting one vote they created the tennis court oath swearing to keep meeting until they had a fair and just constitution -
Bastille
bastille: the long term reason for this was the people were unhappy with the goverment the short term reasonwas the people needeed gun-powder.the effect this had on the revolution was it was the fist sign of a revolution.poeple saw it as a nesesity goverment saw this as a revolution -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The declaration of the rights of man was a constitution that the national assembly wrote to state what each citizens should have or at least have a right to. it was like the declaration of Independence in the sense that both were stating things people should have that the king was not giving them. -
Jean-Paul Marats newspapers
jean-paul marats newspapers:the long term reason for this was a revolution was starting and the peeople needed a sorcethe short term reason was he had the means and ability therefore he had the responsibility. its effect of the war was it it informed people of events the peeople saw this as an informative source for news the goverment saw this as a threat -
Guillotine Invented
This was major because the guillotine became the symbol of the french revolution. It was invented by a doctor for a nicer execution. it was used to cut of many major political figures heads.people saw this as a usefull way to cary on with the revolution people it was used on saw it as death -
kings palace attacked and king and queen captured
long term reason was the king was going back on his word short term people wanted to control himit lead to the death of the kingpeoplee saw this as a triumph over a tyrant goverment saw this as treason -
Marats Death
He was stabbed in his chest by a peasant, while in bath because he was accused of the September Massacres -
Regine of terror
It was a time when if you were accused of being counter revolutionary were executed with out a trial. it was just like the Salem witch trials but they swiped the whole country. Even if you said wow these bread prices are to high you could be executed. or if you adressed anyone as sir or madam insted of the new citezen. -
Napolian
He went to Royal Military School
He became royal when France made Corsica(where he was born) a province
Fought well with the republic
helped defeat the British Toulon
in 1805 he was planning to invade England but the Russian and Austrian armies were marching to France -
Prussia War
This was caused because France was afraid that Prussia would attack, because they had imprisoned the queen and king. the queen was from Austria Prussia's ally