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When the king wanted to raise taxes so he called a meeting of representatives for each estate. This gave the third estate a chance to voice their complaints
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After the representatives of the third estate were locked out of the Estates General Meeting they gathered in the next room. They were the new voice of the third estate
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When the National Assembly was formed, they pledged not to stop meeting until they had a new constitution. The next available room was the tennis court so that is where it happened
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The french revolted and attacked Bastille, a prison where enemies of the king were sent. It also stored gun powder which they needed. They later tore it down brick by brick. Start of the revolution.
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A manifesto written by the National Assembly that demanded a representative democracy, equal rights, freedom of press and speech, and the end of tyranny. Like our declaration of independence.
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During the moderate period of the revolution the legislative assembly created laws a and reform. It was split into conservatives, moderates, and radicals
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the time period during the rev in which it turned radical and leaders used violence and terror to scare people from going against the revolution
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revolutionaries didn't like how the church still had so much power and wealth and was part of the old regime so they changed the christian calendar, broke statues, cathedrals, and made catholicism illegal
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Very public but was allowed to wear royal-like clothing and arrive in a closed carriage.
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a group of 12 people that implemented an emergency government and suspended the constitution
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This signifies the end of the reign of terror and was caused by people realizing how crazy he was(ex festival of the supreme being)
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A group of 5 people run the country just trying to keep it together. It was very corrupt and a temporary solution
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When Napoleon returns he takes over France and the people seem happy about it.
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establishes new relationship between church and state where the gov recognizes the influence of the church but cannot be involved with national affairs
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Gave the country uniform sets of laws and eliminated many injustices but it limited liberty and promoted order over individual rights
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Went against ideals of the rev and also defied the powers of the church
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after he is banished to island of St. Helena Napoleon dies
