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Louis takes the throne
Louis XVI takes the throne at the age of 19. Well intentioned but weak leader who was often dominated by his wife, Marie Antoinette. -
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French revolution
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Revolution begun
The people of Paris storm the bastille, a much hated prison that symbolized autocratic rule. The revolution had begun. -
Declaration of the rights of man and of citizen
Nation assembly adopted the declaration of the rights of man and of citizen. guarnteed the rights of "liberty, property, security, and resistance to opression" to all people. -
Great fear
The Great Fear, peasents were fearful that the nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorize them.
Peasents rioted. Stormed versailles and demanded that Louis and Marie Antoinette come to Paris. -
government about to go bankrupt
Louis XVI's government about to go bankrupt. Poor harvests. The National assembly is formal. -
French law
National Assembly disbandso the new legislative Assembly can take over. Creates a constitutional monarchy; strips power from the king and gave the Assembly the power to create French law. -
Leaders start to turn on each other
The Revolution leaders start to turn on each other and three factions in the Legislative Assembly form. Radicals, Moderates, and Conservatives -
summer 1792
Austria and Prussia, who supported Louis XVI, sent troops to paris. -
Royal Palace
20,000 Parisians invade the Royal Palace, Louis, Marie Antoinette and their childern imprisoned. -
Republic
The national convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a republic. All adults male citizens are granted the right to vote and hold office. Women not given the same rights. -
dec. 1792- jan. 1793
Louis is no longer king, the radical Jacobins tried Louis for treason and found gulity. He is sentenced to death. -
Excuted
Louis XVI executed by the guilontine. -
Fighting France
Greta Britain, Holland and Spain join Prussia and Austria and fighting France. The national assembly drafts 300,000 French citizens into the army. -
summer 1793
revolution leader maximillion robespierre sets out to gathe4 power into his own hands. He becomes the leader of the committee of public safety. he decides who should be considered and enemy of the republic. The comittee had people tried and executed in the same day. -
1793-1794
Robespierre governed France nearly as a dictator, this period became known as the reign of terrior. Approximatwly 3,000 were executed in Paris and as many as 40,00 were killed all together. -
october 13, 1793
Marie Antoinette executed
Revolutionary courts declare death sentences on those that challenge Robespierre. -
Robepierre
The national committee turns on Robiesperre, claiming that he is a tryant. He is executed on july 28 -
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morderat make new constitution
create two houses five men
Napolen Bonaparte chosen to lead
