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Forces king to call Estates General into Session
The king was in trouble. the nobilty was not happy with his attempt to tax their estates. Nobilty wanted to pass the cost once again on the third estate -
Estates-general meets in parris
king louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd estate.had to met in 175 years. -
3rd estate refused to abide by the kings one vote for each estate order
the 3rd estate takes action and proclaims itself -
Tennis Court Oath
rights of man and citizen who would dominate all of french history -
The storming of bastille
eventually led to the aboltion of monarchy. -
Great Fear Begins
the king feard that the 3rd estate might take action. -
National assembly abolishes feudalism with august decrees
this got rid of fedural privilges of the first and second estate, making commoners egual to the noble and the clergy. -
Declaration of the right man
was the first rights they could right before writing the constition -
Women of paris march tp versailles for bread
wantedto have equal right as the men. -
Royal familys flight from varennes
wanted him and his family to be safe. -
New constitution adopted
having to adapt to new rules. -
Beginning of legislative assembly
consisted of 745 members. -
Brunskwick Manifesto warns that the royal family must not be harmed or else...
was a death threat to people who were trying to kill the king. -
storming of the tuileries palace
the tuileries palace was stormed out -
French monarchy is officially abolioshed
revolutionary gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establishthe first Republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
french defeat foreign invaders (Austria and Prussia) who are attempting to preserve the monarchy
France takes the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders -
the execution of king Louis XVI in Paris
He was no longer in power -
Committee of public safety established
safety requirements, keeping people safe -
law of suspects passes-beginning of the reign of terror in france
a massacre is acting
