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The storming of the Bastille
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THE PHARASES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The third estate asked for a new voting system in which each representative would vote individually. When the king as the true representative of the nation, it was forming a NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. Finally, the king agreed to the Third Estate's demands. A new Constituent Assembly was formed to write a constitution. -
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to 20 September 1792 during the years of the French Revolution. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. -
Attack on the Tuleries Palace
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THE REPUBLIC CONVENTION
The National Convention was a parliament of the French Revolution, following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the one-year Legislative Assembly. Created after the great insurrection of 10 August 1792, it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. -
Execution of Louis XVI by guillotine
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DIRECTORY AND CONSULTATE
The Directory used military force to put down uprisings. They also annulled elections when they didn't like the results. Despite these struggles, the Directory did help France to recover somewhat from the Terror and set the stage for future governments. Consulate, (1799–1804) French government established after the Coup of 18–19 Brumaire (Nov. 9–10, 1799), during the French Revolution. Napoleon abolished the Consulate when he declared himself emperor in 1804 -
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S COUP
