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French Revolution
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Summoning of the Estates General
Louie XVI summoned the Estates General to find a solution to the financial crisis. So the French society sent their representatives to Versailles to express their whishes. But the king denied ay reform in the society oor the monarchy -
The Third State took the Tennis Court Oath
The Third State took the Tennis Court Oath beacause the king shut out them from Versailles. So the National Assembly wrote a constitution and were renaimed as National Constituent Assembly. This was the start of the revolution -
Attack to the prision of Bastille
People attacked the Bastille in order to get weapons to defend from the king´s actions because it was the symbol of royal authority. This happened because they were afraid thet the King would dissolve the National Constituent Assembly -
First Constitution of France
The National Assembly implemented some legal reforms such as the first Constitution to calm the kingdom -
Deposion of the monarch
Sans-culottes assauted the Tularies Palace and depoed the monarch. This happened because th new constitution hadn´t solved the problems of the lowest urban classes -
Girondins proclaimed the Republic
The Girondins (moderated bourgeoise) controlled the new assembly and proclaimed the Republic. They guillotined Louis XVI accused of opposing the revolution. -
The Reign of Terror
As Girondins were afraid of the war between them against all the European countries that didn´t want the revolution, Maximilien de Robespierre, the lider of Jacobins, asummed all powers and create a dictatorship. Their main supporters were sans-culottes. -
Back of Gironds
The radicalism of Jacobins shocked Gironds, so they took the control of France again and guillotine Robespierre and his supporters. They created a moderated goverment -
Start of the Napoleonic Era
A young and out standing general called Napoleon Bonaparte organised a military coup strarting the Napoleonic Era