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French Revolution
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Estates General is Called
Set after the financial crisis by Louis XVI to solve financial problems of the state. Did not go very well and ended up sparking the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
577 members from the Third Estate were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General and forced to meet in an indoor tennis court. -
Bastille Day
The prison and authority figure in Paris was stormed down. This showed the monarchy in France that the 3rd Estate was a force to be reckoned with. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
First step in writing France's constitution. They were approved by the National Assembly, and contained 17 articles, -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Law that made the Roman Catholic Church in France obey the French government and follow what they said. -
Trial of Louis XVI
French king Louis XVI was tried before the National Convention. He was charged with 33 charges all accusing him od compromising the people of France in many different ways. -
Execution of Louis XVI
The former king was be-headed by use of a guillotine at the Place de la Révolution. -
Reign of Terror
Period of violence during the onset of the French Revolution. Many people were beheaded. Leader of the Jacobins was an extreme radical who followed Rousseau and believed he knew the “general will”. “people must be forced to be free” No one was safe. -
9th of Thermidor
Enemies of Robespierre unite in the convention
He is arrested and guillotined