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king louis XVI
he was crowned king after his father died. was born at Versailles on 23 August 1754. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He was guillotined in 1793. -
Calling of the Estates-General
the genereal assembly where the the third estates meet. they discussed taxing and other things. the first meeting was april 1302. problems eventually forned from the meetings -
Formation of the National Assembly
It existed from from June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789. Which was not that long. the third estate had twice as many people as the other because they represented more. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The third estate wanted to break away from the others. they called themselves the national assembly. -
Great Fear
was the time of of panic and riot by peasants. they were mad over food and taxes -
French Women force Louis XVI to leave Versailles
a group of women frustrated with high food prices and starvation. they decided to march through the streets of Paris and then turned toward versailles. -
Declaration of war against Austria
France declared war on Austria. the french army lacked certain things -
The National Convention
Assembly that governed France .The National Convention was elected to provide a new constitution for the country -
Louis XVI is executed
the guillotine was what killed him. this was a major part of the french Revolution -
Reign of Terror
after the king died things went crazy. his wife got killed after he did.The Terror was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution -
Thermidorian Reaction
france was going threw a lot of executions. Over a thousand people were killed. -
The Directory
was the government of France during the French Revolutio. it was five dicators. -
Napoleon Takes power
The government was bankrupt. On December 13th the new constitution was formed. then Five years later he would be Emperor -
Napoleons defeat at Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated by duke of wellington. he controlled most of Europe. Through a lot of wars,he expanded his empire across western and central Europe. In the waterloo fight he was defeated by British and Prussians