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Convocation of the Estates
It was the first meeting since 1614 of the 3 French Estates General. The clergy, the nobel, and the common paople. -
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French Revolution
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Tennis Court Oath
A pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The oath was a pledge by 576 of hte 577 members of the third estase who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates General. -
Storming of the Bastille
A state prison was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. They took 7 prisoners and the governer was seised and killed. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Passed by France's National Constituent Assembly. It is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and on the hidtory of human and civil rights, -
Women's March
A crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented parisians including some men, and marched toward Versailes. -
Champ de Mars Massacre
The Jacobins held a demonstration on the Champ de Mars in
Paris to gain signatures or their petition. A contingent of Nation Gaurd Soldiers, led by General Lafayette, fired on the crowd, killing at least 50 peolpe, -
Constitution of 1791
French Constitution created by the National Assembly during the French revolution. It retained the monarchy, but sovereignty effetively resided in the Legislative Assembly, which was elected by a system of indirect voting. -
King's Execution
Louis xvi was convicted for treason and condemned to death by a narrow majority. -
Committee of Public Safety
The executive body of france fore 1793-1794. a system of government that could react Quickly and take more extreme measures. -
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End of the Reign of Terror
The National Convention turns on Robespierre and he was beheaded. A new government was was formed, a 2 house legislative body and a 5 man executive called the Directory. Napoleon Bonaparte is put in charge france amries.
