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Members of the third estate, angered at their lack of say in the decisions taken was unfair when compared to their percentage of the population, so they decided to form their own government with their own laws. -
The Bastille was a symbol of royal tyranny reigning above Paris and so with the need for guns in order to defend the revolution along with rumors of the king planning an attack the revolutionaries stormed the prison. -
These were nine-teen decrees made between the 4th and 11th of August by the National Assembly. 18 decrees concerned the abolition of feudalism and other privileges of the first 2 states while one assured the consideration of drafting out laws to achieve this goals.
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Hundreds of french peasants, primarily women marched to Versailles in order to get the royal family to move to Paris so they could see the state the people found themselves in with their own eyes -
Fearing for his safety the king and his wife tried to escape disguised as servants but were recognized and captured on their way
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The constitution was created by the National Assembly and accepted by king Louis XVI. It ensured the equality of man and declared France a constitutional monarchy.
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The other monarchies in Europe were worried about the possibility of the revolution spreading in their borders and so they threatened with attack should anything behalf the royal family. The french saw this as a sign of aggression and declared a preemptive war.
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Duke Brunswick of Prussia sent a letter stating that should anything happen the king he would burn Paris to the ground. This angered the people of Paris who marched to the king's palace and attacked the swiss guard. King Louis was forced to hide in the assembly where a vote was held to suspend his position
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It came out out of the need for a new legislative body and a constitution without a monarch
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King Louis XVI was declared a common man by the Jacobin government and then executed for treason
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This constitution was the first republican constitution and included many reforms such as universal male suffrage and abolition of slavery in French colonies.
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An unknown general named Napoleon Bonaparte crushed the uprisings in the region and was promoted to grenadier general
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The Jacobins now had complete control over France and considered that enemies were not only abroad but on the inside. French citizens had to be extremely carful of what they said because suspicion of treason could get you Killed. An approximate of 40,000 people were killed as a result.
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After Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobins claimed members of the convention were going to be executed while refusing to give names. He was voted out, arrested an later executed.
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It was formed as a legislative body constitute of moderate republicans. It instituted positive monetary reforms, which helped revive trade and agriculture, and provided the basis for Napoleon's restoration of order