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The voting in etates general is refused
The 3rd Estate refuses to go by the rules of the king in the estate general. They demand a change in the voting. -
Nobility Forces king to call Estates General.
The King was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the third estate. -
Estates General meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 173 years -
Tennis Court Oath
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The Storming of the Bastille.
For fear that King louis was going to use the military to silence the rebellion the Parisans stormed the Bastille. The cruel mayor was killed and displayed. -
Great Fear begins
People were fearful about how the King would respond. Rumors were spread that the king was hiring foreign soldier to punish the third estate. -
National Assemby abolishes Feudalism
In the Assembly people had voted to abolishe fuedal rights and several privelages of the nobility -
Decleration of the rights of man
The Decleration laid out basic principles of the Frech revolution. Writers related it to the enlightenment thinkers also the U.S constitution. -
Women of Paris march for bread
A crowd of perhaps 7000 women marched to versailles and demanded bread. They broke into the palace and louis agreed to return to paris and libe in the tuileries palace with his family -
Royal family's Flight from Varennes
King louis and his family felt unsafe and wanted to start a counter- revolution and so they tried to flee when they caught. -
New Constitution adopted
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Beginning of legislative assemby
The the national assembly created a new legislative body called the legislative assembly. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns the royal family must not be harmed
Brunswick was the commander of the allied austrian and prussian army and he threatened that french civilians will be harmed -
Storming of the Tuileries
A big mob stormed the palace and killed the gaurds and then they grabbed the family and put them in jail. -
French monarchy is offivially abolished
revolutionary gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first republic. -
French defeat foreign invaders who are attempting to preserve the monarchy
france turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
the execution of King louis XVI in Paris
He was sentenced to death for treason. Streets were quiet and not much support for louis. -
Committe of safe public
Was formed to give the general public safety during wartime. To protect civilians during the war. -
Law of Suspects reign of terror on france
this law allowed people to accuse others of supporting tyranny with body language words or actions. -
End of reign of terror
the law of suspects didnt bring a communitte together but just caused bloodshed. Robespiere was overthrown -
National convention is dissolved and creation of the directorate
under the terms of the new constitution the national convention dissolved. It was replaced by a council of five hundred. -
Napoleon named the first consule
Napoleon named himself first consul after a coup d'etat. He changed the consitution so that he will be able to keep his power. -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France
A document that stated that Napoleon was the Emperor of France. Written by Napoleon and scholars
