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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call the Estates General into session.
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
Estate-General meets in Paris.
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the third Estate. Had not met in 175 years. -
Third estate refused to abide by the kings one vote for each estate order.
They proclaimed legislature , king Louis kicked third estate out of the voting, so they gathered and created a group of legislature. -
Tennis Court Oath
Meeting of the third estate aftert King Louis refused to allow the third estate to proclaim legislature. They met in a tennis court and would not leave until a constitution was written for France. -
The Storming of Bastille
The third estate rebelled and killed the guards of the bastille after they would not cooperate. They over through the bastille and stole gunpowder and weaponry, the bastille became a powerful symbol of the revolution becasue it once reminded the estate of their oppression. -
Great fear begins
People feared that the king was going to bring in foreign powers to punish the third estate for their rebelion. -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
Abloished first estate legal rights and adopted the Declaration of the rights of man and of the Citizen. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Laid out basic principles of the french revolution. Freedom of speech, press, and religion. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
Encouraged revolutionary leaders to take bolder steps. -
Royal Family's flight from Varennes
Fearing they were in danger the king and queen fled. -
New constitution adopted
Created a new legislature called the legislative assembly. -
Beginning of legislative assembly
Prusia issued declaration that would lead to war. -
Brunswick manifesto warns the royal family must not be harmed
the was not meant to be taken as a threat, however it was, and the french declared war, and lost. -
storming of the tuileries palace
slaughtered guards, and louis, marie and children were thrown into prison. -
French monarchy is officially abolished
revolutionary gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
french defeat foreign invaders, who are attempting to preserve the monarchy.
france turns the tide of the war and takes the iffensive against the invders. -
The execution of King Louis XVI in Paris
To defend the revolution and prevent monarchy from returning. -
Committee of public saftey established
To manage the countries military defense against other countries. -
law of suspects passes- reign of terror begins
begins a series of trials, accusations and executions. -
End of the reign of terror- execution of Robespierre
he sent others to the guillatine and in return was beheaded himself. -
National convention is dissolved and the creation of the decorate
Only men who owned property could vote. Board of men call themselves, directors. -
Napolean names first consul
He becomes a dictator. -
coronation of napolean Bonaparte as emporer of france
Napolean became emporer of france.
