French Revolution

What is the Third Estate?

Jan 1, 1789

by Abbé Sieyés
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Phase One

Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Dec 31, 1791

-For constitutional monarchy
-Economic Crisis, Alientation of the Intellectuals, Movement Left

Estates-General gathered

May 5, 1789

French National Assembly forms

Jun 17, 1789

Third Estate representatives- Bourgeoisie

The Tennis Court Oath

Jun 20, 1789

Bastille mobbed

Jul 14, 1789

Stormed by petit bourgeoisie
Great Fear throughout summer- peasants

French Decree

Aug 11, 1789

FNA adopts Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Aug 28, 1789

Women's bread riots

Oct 5, 1789

March to Versailles- women (petit bourgeiosie)
Angry men and women forced royal family back to Paris
Confined on the old Tuleries Palace

National Assembly declares martial law

Oct 21, 1789

Church property nationalized

Nov 2, 1789

Nobility officially abolished

Jun 20, 1790

Royal family caught escaping in Vareness

Jun 25, 1791

Constitutional monarchy

Sep 1, 1791

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Unicameral French Legislative Assembly convenes

Oct 1, 1791

Phase Two

Period: Jan 1, 1792 to Jul 1, 1794

Rise of Jacobism
War with Europe
Terror (7/93-7/94)

France invades Austria-Prussia

Apr 1, 1792

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Louis XVI asks Legislative Assembly to declare war on Austria and Prussia

Royal family imprisoned

Aug 10, 1792

September Massacres

Sep 1, 1792

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Killed all the people in prisons
-Led to regicide

The new Convention abolishes monarchy and proclaims a republic

Sep 20, 1792

Louis XVI is beheaded

Jan 21, 1793

Convicted of treason

Convention overthrows Robespierre to end the Reign of Terror

Jul 1, 1794

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Then got a new constitution
Robespierre guillotined

Phase Three: Thermidorian Reaction

Period: Jul 1, 1794 to Dec 31, 1799

Napolean Bonaparte overthrows the Directory in a coup d'état

Nov 9, 1799

Emmanuel Sieyés makes Constitution of 1799
1802- Napolean appointed consul for life
1804- Proclaims himself emperor Napoleon I of France