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Reign of Louis XIV
Louis XIV ruled for 72 years, His nick name was Sun king; he gave it to himself because he thought that he was the nation’s center. He ruled like he was the center of everything and everyone around him. -
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Reign of Louis XV
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Louis XVI marries Marie Antoinette
The marriage was important because the 2 countries had often been enemies. Marie Antoinette was 15 years old when she got married; she was not viewed greatly by anyone because she spent so much money on herself. She could’ve spent money, but not as much and given more money and energy towards France -
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Reign of Louis XVI
Louis XVI ruled for 19 years, His response to the middle class during his reign was very little at all.
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American Declaration of Independence
John Locke’s ideas greatly influenced the declaration of independence
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Affair of the Diamond Necklace
Some random countess told the cardinal regain being the queens favourite. She made letters to the cardinal and set up a fake meeting with the queen. He bought diamonds that he couldn’t afford and he got screwed over -
Meeting of the Estates General
The 3 estates are the first clergy, third-middle class, second aristocrats
The third class had the most delegates
They voted by ASA bloc
They rarely met, the last meeting they had was in 1614
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Third Estate leaves the Estate General
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Formation of the National Assembly
Count Mirabeau led the formation of the National Assembly
They meet in the Royal Tennis Courts -
Tennis Court Oath
The pledge was that they had to meet until France had a new government
The democratic reforms were rejected
The people reacted joyfully -
Fall of Bastille
The people were rioting because of the high prices of bread
They attacked the prison to free the political prisoners
The responded by sending foreign mercenary groups to France and Versailles
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The Great Fear
The peasants were in panic and they started storming the Chateaux, they also started to kill thousands of people
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National Assembly abolishes Feudal Rights
The national assembly ended all feudal rights and privileges and ended serfdom
The national Assembly declared that all people are equal before law -
Declaration of rights of man and the Citizen
The document guarantees the freedom of speech, the freedom of thought, religion, security, and property. They also put limits on the power of the government
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Women march to Versailles
The women marched to Versailles because of the food crises and they felt that the king was out of touch with the city
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette attempt escape France
They tried to escape France because Louis XVI wanted the monarchy hacked
When they got caught Louis XVI was forced to accept France’s new constitution -
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Legislative Assembly
The first thing that the legislative assembly tried to establish was a workable government but it was doomed to failure
There was just too many groups struggling for power, like the Radicals wanted a republic monarchy and the Moderates wanted a constitutional monarchy -
Execution of Louis XVI
The national convention decided to try the king for his crimes
When Louis XVI went to trial he was known as Citizen Louis Capet -
Jean Paul Marat Death
Marat was a very radical leader
He was murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday -
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Reign of Terror
The revolutionary government was responsible for the reign of terror
Suspect, reorganization of Special Forces and laws to regulate business
Anyone who disagreed with radical Jacobin was a target
People were executed with the guillotine -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
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Jacques Danton death
Danton opposed too many deals with the monarchy. He was also prepared to bring the king to trial and execution
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Maximilien Robespierre death
He had the same roles as Danton
He belonged to the same political club as Danton
Under Robespierre dictatorship the metric system was introduced, the revolutionary calendar was introduced and new schools and universities opened up for education
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The Directory
The middle class was in control of the directory
They gave most of the power to the people of poverty