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American Revolution
The American Rvolution began when the second continential congress adopted the decleration of Independance on July 4, 1776. the French joined the Americans by declaring war against Britain. By the time the war ended the French borrowed 1500 million livres to finance its involvement -
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French Revolution
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calling of the estates general
in july 1778 Comptoller-General Lomiene de Brienne asked the parlement du paris to register the tax on property of all three estates. The parlement refused and France was in a year of intense conflicts between the royal government and the parlements. soon after Louis XVI gave into the demands of the nobility and issued a calling of a estates calling in 1789. -
national assembly
there was a disagreement amongst the three estates about the voting methods in estate general. The third estate wished to have a "vote by head" while the second and first wanted estate wanted to "vote by bloc" which was 1 vote per estate. -
Tennis court oath
The third estate was locked out of its meeting room as its preperations were being made for a royal session of all three estates. Because of this the delegates the met at an indoor tennis court and signed an oath not to be disband until they had drawn up a new constitution for France. -
Storming the Bastille
Paris erupted on July 14, 1789. The paris mob was determined to arm itself due to presence of foreign troops in the street of Paris.They first attacked the invalides fortress from which they obtained 30,000 muskets.They moved onto the bastille, an old fortress prison which had long been viewed as a symbol of the kings absolute authority. The mobbed attacked the bastille and released the seven prisoners inside. -
The great Fear
The great fear spreaded across the country. Once the revolutionary spirit seized control of the people of paris, people in surrounding areas began to demand cheaper bread and suspension of feudla dues. -
Decleration of the rights of men
The Decleration of the rights of man echoed the sentiments of the enlightment philosophers, the English Bill of rights, and the American decleration of independance. it asserted the political and social equality of all men, the sovereignity of the people, and the natural right to liberty,property,security,and resistance to opposition -
March on versailles
Rumors of Louis XVI's offensive court party spreads throughout the street of Paris. It was rumored that Louis XVI stepped on the flag of France. Women led a march to versailles to demand bread . -
civil constitution of the clergy
On July 12, 1790 the national assembly passed the civil constitution of the clergy to bring the clergy under government control. The clergy was now elected by all citizens and their salaries payed by the state -
France goes to war against Austria
The french Government declared war against austria. As Prussia was allied with Austria, france found itself fighting a war against both countries -
The execution of Louis XVI
After six weeks of debate in the National convention with the girondins wanting clemency for the king also with Jacobins wanting to execute him, on January 21, 1793, The French Govenment sent its former king to the guillotine
