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Louis XVI calls the Estates General to impose taxes over the privileged groups.
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This period was called the Big Fear because of the economic crisis and the bad harvests. -
The voting system to impose the taxes over the privileges became a problem, so the Third State created the National Assembly in the Jeu de Paume court. Its called like that because the court was signed in a tennis path. -
In this period, the Ancien Règime finishes with reforms like the abolition of the feudal rights, the constitution, the separation of powers (parliamentary monarchy) and the census suffrage.
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The revolutionary groups stormed the prison of the Bastille in Paris. -
It proclaimed personal liberty, equality before the law and the right of property. -
The National Assembly achieved the constitution and became the Legislative Assembly. -
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This was created because of the declaration of war between France and Austria. -
This occured because Austria defeated France in the war and the Parisians wanted to blame the king, who was removed. -
A republic was established. The Girondines were formed in its majority by the burgeoisie.
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He was executed because he was recognised as a traitor to the motherland. -
The Constitution recognised popular sovereignty and universal male sufragge, but it wasn´t imposed because of the war. -
There were lots of deaths and executions during this period, so it´s known as The Terror or The Fear.
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The Jacobins, also known as the Montagnards, led by Robespierre, seized power. A great part of the Jacobins were people from the working class. -
They created a constitution, a law of maximum prices for the market and they changed the calendar.
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The constitution separated powers in the executive power (a five-member directory) and the legislative power (Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients). It proclaimed national sovereignty and a census suffrage. -
To avoid a dictatorchip, they established a moderate government.
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Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the First European Coalition. -
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Napoleon created a consulate, where he was one of the consults. The other two consults were Ducos and Sieyès