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Louis XVI Calls The Estates General
May 5 ,1789 Louis XVI summons estates general for its first meeting since 1614 , June 17 third estate breaks away from estates general established itself as national assembly -
Storming of bastlille
State prison side of Paris, known as the BAstilee attacked by angry mob. Prison became symbol of monarchy's dictator rule. -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man And Citizen
Many of the reforms favored by enlightenment writers appeared in the declaration; freedom of religion, freedom of the press, no taxation without representation, elimination of excessive punishments, and various safeguards against arbitrary administration. For eample, " Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be based only on common utility." -
Women March of Versailles
A large group of women came together in the central marketplace of Paris. The March to Versailles, one of the most violent episodes that occured during the French Revolution. This was an effort to obtain bread and force the high prices of bread down. The king was awestruck by the crowd of angry women and quickly gave into their demands. -
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are executed
King Louis XVI was being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers. He was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. On October 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette was taken through the streets of Paris in an open cart, she maitained he dignity to the very end. Blame was placed on Marie for their countrys financial problems. She was convicted of treason and sentenced to be guillotined. -
Thermidorian Reaction
By July 27 , 1794 France had become fully weary of the mounting executions ( 1,300 in June alone ) and Paris was alive with rumours of plots against Robespierre , memeber of the ruling committee of public safety and leading advocate of the terror -
Reign Of Terror
The bloodyreign of terror a 10-month period in which suspected enemies of the revolution were guillotined by thousands -
Napoleon becomes emperor of France 1804-1815
Was A French military and political leader, stages of the French revolution. Napoleon was born at Ajccio in Carsica in family of Italian ancestry . -
Napoleons defeat at waterloo
Napoleons had been defeated in 1814 and forced to give up his imperial throne. Exiled on the island of elba , he plotted a return to power that he launched in March 1815 with his escape and return to France -
Decloration of the rights of woman and the female citizen
The Decloration of the rights of woman and the female citizen was adopted during 1989 by the natural constituent Assembly, during the hirght of the French Revolution proposed by Marquis De Lafayette.
