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The French Revolution

By BradB96
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    The French Revolution

  • Estates General Precursor

    King Louis XVI agreed that the Estates General should meet for the first time in quite a long time.

  • The Meeting (and new legislature)

    Because the third estate was mis-represented in the voting process, they became a legislature that named themselves the "National Assembly" with the ability to make laws

  • The Storming of the Bastille

    One of the first violent acts of the French Revolution, a group of Parisians stormed the Bastille, which they saw as a sign of oppression from the French monarchy.

  • The Definite End of French Feudalism

    The National Assembly ousted the taxes that peasants owed to the various landowners.

  • The National Assembly Transforms

    The National Assembly completed its' constitution, and became the National Legislature, and gave certain citizens voting rights

  • A Foreign Issue

    Austria and Prussia were worried about uprisings within their own respective kingdoms, and as a result put out a warning against those thinking of harming French monarchs

  • Monarch's End

    Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and their offspring were protested against and thrown in jail. The Legislative Assembly disbanded, and the Old Order was weakened greatly.

  • The Radicals Come Into Control

  • The Excecution of Louis XVI

    To prevent the monarchy's return, Louis was decapitated by way of a guillotine.

  • The Fight Against the Revolution

    Several countries banded together and made war against France, for fear that the revolution would spread beyond France.

  • A New Government

    The national convention met again, and limited voting rights, and the Directory was made.