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Estates General
In May 5, 1789, the French Estates-General had a meeting in Versailles that involves all nobles and people in order to be able to find solutions and to discuss the government's financial problems, and new tax plan. -
National Assembly
Since the 3rd Estate declared itself the "National Assembly" King Louis XVI was not happy because this helped the people be able to make decisions and to have a voice in the government, and this meant that King Louis XVI would not be able to have all the power and control over the people. -
The Fall of The Bastille
The Bastille was a prison in Paris that for the people represented the royal authority in Paris. The Bastille was attacked by an angry mob in Paris letting out the 7 inmates from the prison. This day is celebrated in France every July 14 and is called Bastille Day. -
The Abolition of Feudalism
The National Assembly all agreed to vote and agreed to abolish feudalism before a new constitution was written, this helped the people that were not in high positions on the social piramids for example peasant. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens was influenced by the age of enlightenment more specifically by Thomas Jefferson. When feudalism ended people started to have more knowlege about there rights due to the enlightenment so know people wanted to be hable to have all of there rights. -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is a law that made the Roman Catholic Chruch less important and of a lower ranking in the French government. -
France Declares War on Austria and Prussa
The convention declared war on 1st coalition of Austria, this is because many people the war would help France from any external treaths wich affected a lot France sociaty. -
National Convention
The National Convention was created in order to make new constitutions for France after the overthrow of the monarchy -
The Reign of Terror
After the French Revolution, there was a lot of violence and also conflict for example two political rivals called the Girondins and the Jacobins and created mass executions and from 20,000 to 40,000 people died. -
Constitution of Year III
During the Constitution of Year III the Directory was founded, Directory is a committee of wich governed France from Novemmber 1795.
