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French Revolution
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American Revolution
In January of 1775, America waged a war against Great Britain to gain independence. France, who fought alongside what is now the United States, got their first taste of freedom in America. That raised the question, "Why can't we have freedom as well?". That small question sparked a revoloution. -
Tennis Court Oath
In Versailles, those who reprsented the Third Estate met in Jeu de Paume, which was an indoor tennis court. They did this in defiance of the King, Louis XVI, because of how unfairly they were treated in dicussions of politics. They were completley disregarded, so they met on their own until a new constitution was established, giving more rights to the common people. -
Fall of Bastille
The Bastille was a royal fortress where most of Paris' artillery and weapons were being held. For a place holding most of the weapons in the capital of the country, it wasn't very well-protected. The common people tried to break in to the buildinmg, because they felt they should be armed. They succeeded, and the fortress had fallen. -
The Great Fear
The Great fear was a time of panic for the common people, as there were rumours going around that the nobles and the royal family were to overthrow the Third Estate. The reason being, they were starting to think for themselves and rise up against the King. -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
The representatives of the French, as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the main cause of public disaster and of the corruption of governments. -
The Womens March
A crowd of women who had been demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented parisians. They marched towards versailles, and arrived soaking wet from the rain. They demanded to see the baker, the bakers wife, and the bakers boy. -
Execution Of The King
On January 21st of 1793 King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. A day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers. He was executed in the Place De La Revolution in Paris. -
Reign Of Terror
The first victim was Marie Antoinette. She had been imprisoned with her children after she was separated from King Louis. They took her son Louis Charles from her. Public executions were considered educational. Women were encouraged to sit during trials and executions. The Revolutionary Tribunal ordered to execute 2,400 people in Paris by July 1794. -
Execution Of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre, was an architect of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine. The day after his arrest, Robespierre and 21 of his followers were guillotined before a cheering mob in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
Directory Established
it included a bicameral legislature known as the Corps Législatif. The lower house, or Council of Five Hundred, consisted of 500 delegates, 30 years of age or over, who proposed legislation.
