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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call Estates General into session
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 175 years -
3rd Estate refused to abide by the kings one vote for each estate order
On this day the National Assembly was created and helped act as a transistinoal body from Estates-General to National Constituents Assembly -
Tennis Court Oath
It was the first attempt from the french citizens to formmaly oppose King Louis XVI -
The Stroming of the Bastille
It is seen as the French Independence day. It also was a starting point of the revolution, showed how the citizens would soon start to react/rebel -
Great Fear Begins
People were afraid with retalliation from the government. Many citizens were executed during this time. -
National Assembly Abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
Members of lower class gained power and influence in making a new government that was more equal and social -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
This Was a symbol of great progress and it stated the principles of the french rebels. Some ideas of the document came from the American Declaration of Independence and other documents like it -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
Louis summoned his army to protect his throne and it was a scene were women were the ones demanding rights for a change. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
The royal family had unsuccessfully tried to escape france to start a counter revolution. This made hostility towards the royal family much more favored -
New Constitution Adopted
Althoug it was shortlived, it was the second constitution of france and it established popular sovereignty and adopted constituionality -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
The assembly gave focus to political debate and revoulutionary law making led by the bourgesise and the new jacobins club. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal Family Must not be Harmed or else
This was an attempt to scare france with a threat of harm coming to the people but instead it further fueled the fire of the French Revoution. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
This marked the end of the Frecnh Bourbon monarchy. It also sent the royal family in search of shelter with the Legislative assembly -
French Monarchy is abolished
Revolutionary Government votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Repibulic Royal family is imprisoned -
French Defeat foregin invaders (Austria and Prussia) 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
This signified the first time in a abuot a thousand years that the french people were not ruled by the monarchy. It was the official end of the old order -
Committee of Public Safety Established
It created the de facto executive branch of the french government during the Reign of Terror.And was lead by Maximillian Robespierre -
Laws of Suspects passes Beginning of the reign of Terror in France
It was a decree passed that basically caused a nation wide wave of paranoia because it deducted individual freedoms -
End of the Reign of terror- Execution of Robespierre
This was another turn in the revolution, No more worrying of execution for speaking out against the government -
National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the Directorate
This signaled the nearing of the end of the French revolution. It held executaive power of France until the Consul system of Napoleon took place -
Napoleon named first Consul
Signifies the end of the revolution and the beginning of a new age for france, as they now have to rebuild their country from destruction -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France
Signifies the end of the consul system and beginning of total empire rule of Napoleon
