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National Assembly
The first assembly during the French Revolution formed by the representatives of the Third- Estate -
Storming of the Bastille
The 'flash point' of the French Revolution; thought of as a symbol of the monarchy's abuses of power by the revolutionaries -
The Great Fear
The period of riots by peasants and others rumors of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate. -
Royal family flees to paris
the King, the Queen and their children leave the Tuileries Palace and flee in the direction of Montmédy. The King was recognized at Varennes. The Assembly announced that he was taken against his will, and sends three commissioners to bring him back to Paris. -
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Legislative Assembly
Overruled the National Assembly; the legislature of France during the Revolution. -
Storming of the Tuileries
A mob of Parisians invaded the residence of the royal family in Tuileries, Paris -
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National Convention
The first government of the French Revolution -
Trial and Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI is brought before the Convention; Defense of the King presented by his lawyer; Motions in the Convention asking that people vote on judgement of the King; The Convention declares Louis XVI guilty of conspiracy against public liberty; The Convention rejects a final appeal to the people; Louis XVI is beheaded at 10:22 on Place de la Révolution. -
Festival of the Supreme Being
Conducted by Robespierre; Some deputies visibly show annoyance with his behavior at the Festival -
Last Paris uprising by the Jacobins and sans-culottes
The Jacobins were the most radical of the political groups during the wake of the French Revolution; The sans-culottes were the common people of the lower classes in late 18th century France -
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The Directory
a five-member committee which governed France -
The Coup d'État of November 9-10
overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate
