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Given the current situation and the declaration of bankruptcy, in 1787 the king called a meeting of the general states
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On July 14, 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille in the face of rising bread prices and rumors that the king was concentrating troops in Paris
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Its objective was to dismantle the Old Regime and write a constitution, the decree of abolition of feudal rights and the declaration of the rights of man and citizen was approved.
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In September 1971 the Constitution was approved
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Asustados porque la revolución podría extenderse hasta sus países, Austria y Prusia declararon guerra a francia en 1792. El avance de las tropas europeas fue imparable para el ejército francés.La respuesta popular a la amenaza fue el asalto al palacio de las Tullerías, residencia de los reyes. Esto supuso el final de la monarquía y el comienzo de la república.
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The legislative assembly was replaced by the national convention.
Which was made up of the Girondins and the Jacobins.
In June 1973 the Jacobins seized power and the Girondists were persecuted and many executed. -
After the execution of Robespierre and other Jacobin elements, the revolution entered a moderate phase.
In 1795 the Constitution of the year 3 was drafted,
In which national sovereignty and the separation of powers were recognized.
Napoleon Bonaparte supported by the upper bourgeoisie decided to end the system through a state coup
