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Oath of the Tennis Court
The Estates-General or assebly of representatives for the three social classes (peasants, nobles, clergy) meets in Paris. They refuse to disasemble until the King adopts a constuiton. -
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French Revolution
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Storming Of the Batille
A mob from Paris stormed an infamous prison called the Bastille. They were fed up with a collapsing economy and the special treatment the Nobeliaty and the Clergy recieved. -
Peasants Revolt
Peasants all over France revolt and formed their own provincial governments. The nobiality gave up their feudal rights. -
Constition is Created
Nobility was abolished in France and the government became a Limited Monarchy with a one-house legislature. The constition included The Declaration of the Rights of Man which outlined the rights of the common man. -
Overthrow of the Monarchy
After the King and Queen of France of triied to leave the country the assembly decreed that the royalty of the King and Queen was over and had them executed soon after. -
Establishing of the Comittee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety ruled France. The constituition was abolished so the government could better rule the country. France was at war with Austria, Prussia, and England. Leaders of Committee of Public Safety were: Georges-Jacuues Danton, Jeanfaul Marat, Marimillien Rabespierre. -
Reign of Terror
Thouasnds were killed by the guilotine by The Committee of Public Safety and had no or mock trails. Danton was executed and Marat was assinated. Armies pushed back France's enemies. -
THe Dirctory takes power.
Rabespierre was executed and a more moderate government, The Directory was established. They wrote a new constition for France. -
Nopolean Boanaparte takes power
Nopolean overthrew the Directory and replaced it with a Consulate of three members. He was the only one with any real political power. -
Nopolean becomes Empereor
Nopolean named himself empereor. He revoked liberties of the people and France became a Monarchy again.
