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French Revolution
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Before Revolution
Rich Emporer with a poor country was the circumstance that France was in before the revolution. Especially after the country experienced the American Revolution and the Seven Years' War. French people were starving yet nobilities were living it up. -
The Convication of the Estates General
The Estates-General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France's financial problems. The 3 estates were the Clergy, the Nobility, and other citizens. It ended when the Third Estate formed a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
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Tennis Court Oath
An oath taken on June 20, 1789, by the members of the French Estates-General for the Third Estate who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, vowing “not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require until the constitution of the kingdom is established.” It was a pivotal event in the early days of the French Revolution.
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Storming of Bastille
On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration called for the destruction of aristocratic privileges by proclaiming an end to feudalism and to exemptions from taxation, freedom and equal rights for all "Men", and access to public office based on talent. The monarchy was restricted, and all citizens were to have the right to take part in the legislative process. -
Women's March on Versailles
Women Peasants besieged the Palace of Versailles and forced King Louis XVI of France to return with them to Paris. They did that to protest for lower the price of bread. The march, which began in the marketplaces of Paris as a reaction to food scarcity and anti-revolutionary actions by the king's soldiers, stripped the king of much of his remaining independence and authority. -
The Flee of Royal Family
In the midst of the events of the French Revolution, the French royal family attempted to flee the country in order to avoid retribution from the revolutionaries. Yet the King and the Queen didn't succeed in their escape and were caught by their citizens. This was a major event in the French Revolution as it led to the eventual deaths of both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. -
The Champ de Mars Massacre
Demonstrators were calling for a referendum on the king's abdication and the establishment of a republic in the park of Champ de Mars at the time. Soldiers of the National Guard under the Marquis de Lafayette, the national assembly, opened fire on the crowd. The event increased radicalism in Paris, caused a split in the Jacobin club, and caused many Parisians to lose faith in the Assembly and the Commune.
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Executaion of Louis XVI
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette attempted to flee the country during the French Revolution in 1791. They were recaptured and stimulated further anger toward the royal family. They were then executed in 1793 for committing treason against the new government of France. -
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The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a dark and violent period of time during the French Revolution. Radicals took control of the revolutionary government. They arrested and executed anyone who they suspected might not be loyal to the revolution. The event ended when Robespierre went to the guillotine because members of the National Assembly demanded his arrest and execution.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/reign_of_terror.php