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Estates General convened by King
There was a major financial problem in France and the King Louis XVI was under pressure to fix it. So he held a meeting in Versailles, It was the first meeting of the French Estates General in a long time. First and the Second Estate, met they debated major problems. During the meeting the King had to explain how he had to raise taxes. -
Tennis Court Oath
It occurred during the beginning of French Revolution 567 people signed the oath. The reasons it was called the Tennis Court Oath because “they made a makeshift + conference room inside a tennis court”. Location was Saint Louis, Versailles. The third estate wasn’t there. -
Storming of the Bastille
It happened in Paris, France. It is consider a major impact it showed the anger of the people. The people destroyed a prison in a big mob they were looking for weapons and the night ended with a man head on a stick. Now that day every July 14 is Bastille Day a public holiday in France. -
National assembly decrees abolition of feudalism
The members of the National Assembly voted for no principles of law. No rules. No more rights for the Ist and 2nd estates -
Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
It was approved by the Nation assembly. In the very important document it talks about rights of man and equality. “It was inspired by the age of enlightenment.” The three important words that the people of France wanted to happen and to be applied to have be a great thriving country are Liberté, Egalité ,Fraternité. ( Liberty ,Equality, and Fraternity. -
Women's March for bread to Versailies
Usually women are considered to have no rights. But at this time in France the women were outraged about the events happened in France. So they had a march to prove a point that even though they had dress on. They were still willing to stand up for what is right with swords and canons. They wanted change they were sick the high taxes and the price of bread going up and up. -
Abolition of nobility and titles
In france there was a n abolition of titles. So it did not matter if you were a duke,count, knight, barons or even a duchies . All of the people had to pay taxes . And were treated the smae as peasnt and had no more great privileges. -
Black citizens of French colonies granted equal rights
The Society of the Friends of the Blacks ( French : Societe des amis des Noirs or Amis noirs) was a group of French mean and women , mostly white , who were abolitionist. In February 1794, the National Assembly legislated the Universal Emancipation decree, which effectively freed all colonail slaves. -
Beginning of legislative Assembly
It was a very imporant part of the Goverment in France. October 1, 1791 - September 1792 . They had no poptical experience. They hardly ever agree on things . -
Execution of King Louis XVI
It a verysad thing when a king is Murder or executed by this own people. But King Louis XVI was a young king and he did not do a good job running France so the peopl got sick of him and spending ways and Chopped off this head by a guiloltine. He is the first king inFrance to get his head chopped off. -
Jacobin masses storm the Tuileries Palace, massacring the swiss Guard , and King imprisoned
alot of people in France were dieing. For many reasons, the rich getting killed by the poor and some that were followers of King Lois and the goverment and they were against the Revoution got killed. -
Committee of Public Safety established
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Beginning of the Reign of Terror
A period of terror that began when the French revolution entered the phase of political conflict namely between the poltical factions of the Girondins and Jacobins The guillotine became the method of settling disputes, The Law of Suspects allowed the creation of tribunals to try and execute anyone who disagreed with French Rebublic. -
The End of the Reign of Terror
Robespiere is arrested and executed ending the phase know as The terror happening in France. Robespiere was killed by guillotine. -
Creation of the Directorate
Was a very important meeting at the National Convention ." They were in power during the Reign of Terror" . And the fought to abolish slavery that was succesful. -
Napoleon Bonaparte named " First consul," now the effective dictator.
The New and Great Emperor of France . He was strong, confiendent , smart and a overall great ruler of France. Some might say he was a dictor , but he lead France in the right direction . 100% differnt from King Loirs and Nepolean was not French. -
Napoleon Bonaparte consecrated as Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte as the emperor of france he madea huge diffence in France as a whole. " he wanted to rule Europe." alot of war started because of him HGe want land in America. He was good at controling parts of europe.
