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The 7 year war
The 7-year war was a war between Great Britain and France in North America. They were battling for territory. This caused a great amount of debt for France due to them having to send lots of troops to America. This is important because the debt they have leads to the calling of the estates general. -
The 7 Year war
The 7 year war was a war between Great Britain and France. It happened in northern America. It ended with the treaty of Paris. The reason this is important is that it leads France to be in debt a lot of money due to sending a lot of soldiers to America. -
Calling of the Estates General
The Calling of the Estates General was when King Louis called all three estates to come vote. He called them to come vote on what they should do because France and the French government was in debt. Each estate got one vote which angered the third estate.
This was important due to the fact it angered the third estate and was the start of the French Revolution. -
Third Estate declaring National Assembly
Due to the Calling of the Estates General, the Third estate decided they would start making their own laws and constitutions for France due to being unhappy with how it was being run. They declared themselves as the National Assembly. This was important because it was the first thing the Third estate did during the revolution -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Third estate went to meet in Versailles but King Louis locked the doors to the palace. Due to this, the Third estate rushed the tennis courts. This is where they made new laws and decrees to how they would run the country. This was important because it now gave the Third Estate an idea of what they wanted to do and how they had to do it. -
Storming of the Bastille
The third estate rushed a nearby prison called the Bastille. They went in and freed 7 prisoners, but more importantly slaughtered the guards and got weapons to arm themselves to revolt against the Monarchy. This was important because it was the first public and violent act that the Third estate did, plus it armed them for future conducts. -
Deceleration of Rights of Man
This was a piece of paper the National Assembly drafted with all the laws and constitutions on it. It outlined laws against tax, women rights, voting rights and slavery. This was important due to the fact it outlined all the laws and how the National Assembly was going to change France. -
March on Versailles
A crowd of women gathered and marched to Versailles demanding food for their family. They were starving, when they got there the King addressed them and said they would bring bread to Paris and he personally would go to Paris. The hoard nearly killed Marie Antoinette. This is important because it leads King Louis out of his kingdom and towards his death. -
Civil constitution of the clergy
The French government takes control of the church and starts to sell the land for money. The government was trying to get money into reform. This was important because the French monarchy and government were attempting to reform and take back control. -
King Louis and Marie Antoinette flee
The King and his family attempt to flee France. They do this due to their lives being at risk cause of the violent nature of the revolution. They are captured trying to flee and taken back to France to be put on trial. This is important because the King is then put on trial, it is the beginning of the end. -
Reign of terror
During this time the revolutionaries went around killing the leaders of France and people in the other estates. In the years of the reign of terror over 1300 people were brutally murdered. This was important because it was the end of the revolution and a turn over to a new France, but it was not the end of the revolution that they promised.
