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French Revolution
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Robespierre comes to power
In May 1789, Robespierre was elected a deputy of the Estates-General, but it wasn't until 1790 that he was elected president of the Jacobin political party. His ideas were very popular among the people because he was anti-death penalty, wanted to abolish slavery, and did not support the unchristianizing of France. -
Louis calls the Estates-General
Louis wanted to propose solutions to his government's financial problems. The main thing on the agenda for the estates general was to decide if they should vote as estates, or all together. -
Tennis Court Oath
The third estate was locked out of an estates general meeting. So they rallied in the kings tennis court outside his house until a new french constitution was made, guarenteeing rights for the third class. -
Storming of the Bastille
The prison was a symbol of royal tyranny. The third estate stormed this government run prison. The jail only had 7 prisoners in it, though. So this was more of a symbol than actually trying to free people from prison. After this event Bastille was captured and the Revolution gained a lot of fire. This event is significant because it showed how violent and how willing the people were to get freedom. -
Decleration of Rights of Man
It was an official document of the French Revolution that gave humans natureal rights. They were rights that all humans had at all times. The Declaration was a core statement of the values of the French revolution and had a major impact on the development of liberty and democracy in Europe and worldwide. -
The Terror
The French revolution entered a new phase in 1792 when war began with Austria in April and with Prussia in May. At first the war went very badly for France leading to fear. The Legislative Assembly declared that the king was suspended. In October 1793 the French army defeated the Austrians at Wattignies. In December 1793 Captain Napoleon Bonaparte recaptured Toulon. -
Louis' Trial
The trial of Louis XVI was a key event of the French Revolution. It involved the trial of the former French king Louis XVI before the National Convention and led to his execution. After Louis gave his case, every single deputy said he was guilty, and sentenced him to death. -
Robespierre killed
He was killed for several reasons. He went too far with his revolutionary ideas. He killed thousands of people, sending them to the guillotine, just because they still believed in a monarch. He killed everybody that thought differently than him. Robespierre knew his death was coming, so he tried to shoot himself. He failed and got arrested but was sent to the guiatine the next day.
