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French Revolution
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Estates General convened by King
The estate general of 1789 was a meeting summoned by King Louis XVI to propose a solution to his government financial problem. The Third state went due to their urge for reform and that they have a voice in the government at the moment. However, the contract that they signed was against the Third State. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a result of the growing discontent of the Third State in France. The oat was to read that they would remained assembled until a constituion was made. The Third State came together in a group to resist the authority. -
Storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille was about a large thirsty mob that marched to the Bastille in search for gunpowder and prisoners that had been taken by the unpopular and detested King Louis XVI. The Bastille that used to be a fortress became a prison so it was not completely prepared. -
National Assembly decrees abolition of feudalism
A major event of the French Revolution. The Nation Assembly abolished feudalism, sweeping away both the rights of the 2nd estates and the titles gathered by the first estate -
Nation Assembly decrees Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
A document that states the human rights. It was influenced by the docterine of natural rights.It states the rights of man are universal. It is very similar to the constitution, however, it applies to men but not women or slaves. -
Women's March for Bread to Versailles
A crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented parisians, including some men, and marched toward versailles soaking wet from the rain. -
Abolition of nobility and titles
The National Assembly decrees that hereditary nobility is forever abolished. No one can wear a title and may only use the real name of their family -
Black Citizens of French Colonies granted equal rights
The Society of the friends of the Blacks (French: Societe des amis des Noirs or Amis des Noris) was a group of French men and women, mostly white, who were abolitionists. In February 1794, the National Assembly legislated the Universal Emancipation decree, which effectively freed all colonial slaves. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
The Legislative of France from October 1, 1791 to 1792 provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Assembly and of the National Convention. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
It was a major event of the French Revolution in which the king was executed in front of many people by the guillotine. It meant the end of monarchy and the start of a better government in which the people has power. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
People stormed the palace and killed a majority of the guards. Before the mob enter, the royal family escaped to the Legislative Assembly. It showed that the royal family isnt as invincible as once perceived. -
Committe of Public Safety
The Committe of Public Safety was created by National Convention. It contained the Committee of General Defense and assumed its role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion. -
Beginning of the Reign of Terror
A period of terror that began when French Revolution entered the phase of political conflict namely between the politcal factions of the Girondins and Jacobins. The guillotine became the method of disputes. The Law of Suspects allowed the creation of tribunals to try and execute anyone who disagreed with the French Republic. -
End of the Reign of Terror
Robespierre is arrested and executed ending the phase known as The Terror. He was arrested due to him threatening other members of the Committee of Public Safety. The jacobins had enough and wanted to stop him. -
Creation of the Directorate
The Convention drew up a new constitution, setting up the directory and a bicameral legislative. The rule of the directory was marked by corruption, financial difficulties, politcal purges, and a fateful dependence on the army to maintain control. -
Napoleon Bonaparte named "First Consul" now the effective dictator.
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Napoleon consecrated as Emperor
Having won military prestige with his victorious campaigns in Italy and Egypt, Napoleon took power as First Consul after the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire. In May 1804 he was proclaimed Emperor, and a coronation ceremony was held on December 2 of the same year at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris to secure his imperial legitimacy and root his authority in the French monarchic and Catholic tradition. He was consecrated emperor by a pope.
