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Great Fear
An era of panic that lasted till August by peasants made by the king for the main purpose to overthrow the three states. Affects peasants to want revenge for nobles, and riot in many distinctive parts of France. -
Estates - General
First time in about 180 years from 1614, where King Louis XVI decides to make a move when he sensed trouble approaching right after France called apart due to financial struggles. The following was divided into three estates, the First Estate belonged to the Roman Catholic Clergy, the Second Estate was made up of nobles, and the Third Estate belonged of "everyone else." -
Storming of Bastille
Upset clans flock the Bastille, not just for the following reason because of its status as an icon of the monarchy's tyranny, but because of the weapon stores inside. Affecting it to make the second public opposition against the king, as well as the first dark and bloody one. -
National Assembly
Third Estate-General members, were persistent to change the system and form a constitution that contained equal rights for all men. The group was led by Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes, and affirmed themselves the National Assembly, saying that they were the only group who represented the nation. It became an assembly not of the Estates but composed of "the People". Citizens of France rose up against nobles and clergy. The following inspired Parisians to storm the Bastille days later. -
Tennis Court Oath
Few clergy and three state that had joined them went to their meeting hall. But mysteriously the door was locked. Assuming a plan, they went to a close indoor tennis court. Where they declared the Tennis Court Oath, vowing to stay put until they had created a constitution that placed power in the hands of the people. Following meant the first time that French citizens formally stood upon in opposition to Louis XVI. While inspiring a big variety of revolutionary activity in the months afterwards. -
Declarations of the Rights of Man
One of the main documents on the Revolution stating the outlines of equality as well as their independence for all man outside of the state, but neither slaves nor woman were part of the declaration. Ans last but not least it was influenced by the American Declaration of Independence. -
Civil Constitution effect
The brand new Civil Constitution of the Clergy forces the papacy of the First Estate to swear their primary allegiance to the king, but not counting religion. The church is also to give its currently owned lands to the state, at the start of the secularization of France. -
Royal Family attempts to leave France
King Louis XVI along with his family try to escape the upheaval in France, and move to Austria, but they were intercepted at the border and placed under house arrest, due to fact that they attempted to abandon their country. -
Reign of Terror
A dark as well as violence period of time in the French revolution the started out with huge political battle between Girondist, and Jacobins, and many people were sentenced to death, due to execution. -
Guillotine
At the end of Reign of Terror Robespierre was arrested, guillotined without trial, with other members of the Committee of the Public Safety. Thermidorian Reaction was an uprising event in the French Revolution against the excesses of the Reign of Terror. It was generated by a vote of the Committee of Public Safety. Thermidor were "bourgeois". To add on, the Convention closed the Jacobin club, as well as the most radical group. Which influenced To end the French Revolution on a radical phase.
