French Revolution

By vandervenam

  • Agriculture Recession

    The lower class worked harder and was taxed more.
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    France supports Patriots

    By supporting them in the American Revolution, the national debt increased.

  • Assembly of Notables

    Charles Alexandre de Calonne called an Assembly of notables to have the upper class share in the national devt by paying taxes.

  • Harvest Failure

    The winter is extreme and food becomes even more scarce and expensive.

  • Meeting of the Estates

    Called in order to discuss and approve a new tax plan.

  • National Assembly

    Committee appointed to draft a constitution. the National Assembly proclaims it has full authority and power to decree laws.

  • Bastille

    The storming and fall of the Bastille.
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    Period of the Grande Peur

    Also known as Great fear. Peasants begin to rob and burn the mansions of the rich.

  • Constitution of 1791

    The Constitution of 1791 was adopted.

  • Guillotine

    Louis XVI sentenced to the guillotine.

  • National draft

    Required all able-bodied men to enlist in the army.

  • Republican Army

    The republican army gain command and all churches are closed. Any dissidence considered counter revolutionary.
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    Thermidorian Reaction

    Anarchy and inflation almost overwhelmed the country.

  • Robespierre Arrested

    Robespierre and his deputies arrested by the National Convention and beheaded the next day.

  • New constitution

    New constitution adopted and took effect after rising in Vendemiare was suppressed.

  • End of the Revolution

    The Directory falls, which heralds the end of the French Revolution.