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Insurrection at Grenoble
there was a severe winter which resulted to the failure of crops, which caused insurrection at Grenoble. The insurrection was done by the military. This movement, however, resulted by people being modivated amd caused the storming of Bastille in 1789 and a revolution. -
Louis XVI convokes general on prime minister
King Louis XVI was the last king of France from 1774-1792 to precede in the French Revolution. On August 8, 1788 he called out the prime minister for suggusting that he hears his grieviances. He called him out because he thought it was a bad idea. His calling out was successful. -
King rejects Resolutions of the tiers etat.
The tiers etat is a French nation without nobles and clergy. The people in charge of it wanted to invite all notables of the kingdom to it, but the king rejected the proposal. -
National Assembly declares itself Constituent Assembly
On June 17, 1789 the National Assembly was created. The 3rd Estate declared itself in charge of the entire organization. (Basically the whole nation) This became permanant when the king was forced to return to Versailles. Then he became prisoner of the Assembly and Paris. Thats when the Assembly decided to call itself the Constitutional Assembly. -
Great Fear begins.
The modern people in society were called Girondins. They controlled the legislative assembly until 1793, when everyone ousted them for power because the war was not going their way and there was food shortages. Between July and August of 1789, peasants fought back against their landlords in the French countryside called "The Great Fear." -
National Assembly ends feudalism
The National Assembly states that any serfs are abolished from serfdom on this day. This led to the serf's happiness and running free, but it also caused some violence. They stole food and merchandise. -
Abolition of Royal guilds and monopolies.
When the royal guilds and monopolies were abolishes, there were new economic plans. In addition the custom barriors of France of France were taken down. Other results were that income from the church payed off debts, new taxes started; based on person's ability to pay. -
Louis XVI executed.
King Louis XVI was killed one day after being found guilty of conspiracy of foriegn powers by the National French Convention. He was killed in the Revolution Power of France. -
Napoleon in command of French army
Napoleon was 26 years old when he took control of the French army. He helped the armys thinking strategies by showing propaganda an psychological warefare (using the head). It helped them in the war. -
Babeuf his supporters are convicted but kill themselves
Babeuf and his supporters were planning on bringing back the old constitution but were caught and arrested. On trial, Babeuf was in an iron cage for embarrassment. He was found guilty and he and his supporters decided to take their lives in prison.
