French revolution

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  • 1789,King Louis charges the lower estates

    1789,King Louis charges the lower estates
    The king taxes only the lower estates,the noble men and priests were not taxed,but they could also tax the lower class men,which angered the lower class men

  • Everything crumbles

    Everything crumbles
    More rebellions start and all the estates crumble.The country side is overthrown.

  • The Third Estate rises up

    The Third Estate rises up
    The third estate grows tired of being over thrown by the upper class men and starts the national assembly while breaking away from the french monarchy.

  • Bastille

    Bastille
    The people riot and end up taking Bastille in the riot.

  • The march of women

    The march of women
    Women and peasants march Versailles and King Louis is forced to return.

  • French Declaration

    French Declaration
    The National Assembly forms the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and citizen",which outlined basic freedoms using enlightenment thinkers ideas.

  • Established the Legislative assembly

    Established the Legislative assembly
    started in 1790,took its turn governing
    France from 1791-1792

  • Napoleon comes to power

    Napoleon comes to power
    Napoleon formed a coup d'etat which overthrew the directory.He switched back the calendar and made new laws everyone had to follow but him,as well as made food prices stable.