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Louis XVI orders the estates-general to meet at Versailles
The estates-general includes members from all three estates and only meet when the king orders them to. In 1789 Louis XVI ordered the estates-general to meet. The meeting did not go as expected and the third estate would not take it this time. -
First Meeting of the National Assembly
- On june 17 1789 one month after the Estates - General met at Versailles.
- Members of the third estate declared themselves as the National Assembly, which represented 96% of the country.
- Colonel Mirabeau formed the National Assembly.
- Saw that the king and the other estates would not take the idea of freedom and liberty.
- Tired of no change, wanted new governent.
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third estate takes the tennis court oath
Delegates retreated to the royal tennis courts after the king tried to stop their meeting.they decided they were going to take an oath to have them continue meeting until a new government was formed. Louis had to back down and ordered the other two estates to join the national assembly. -
The fall of Batille
The price of bread was still so high that the riots continued,in Paris a mob broke out and attacked a prison releasin political prisoners. The original leaders of the revolution lost control. louis brought in foreign soldiers because his own were rebeling against him. On july 14 1789 a huge mob attacked the fortress and prison of Batille. All seven prisoners were released and the governers head was cut off and paraded around the streets. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Passed
August 26 1789 The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen were passed by the National Assembly.- King was not in favor of the declaration.
- Similar to the American Declaration of Independence.
- Has basic rights that goverment must respect.
- Had a influence from Voltaire, Montesquieu, Locke.
- Brought freedom of speech, thought, freedom of religion poverty and security.
- Limited the power of the goverment.
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Women March to Versailles
- October 4 1789 the march to versailles took place.
- Crowd of women demanding bread for their families.
- Rioting over high price of bread,
- Created a mob, grabed weapons and marched to versailles.
- Violently forced king Louis XVI and his family to return to Paris.
- Symbolized a new balance of power a big moment in the
French Revolution.
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The reign of terror
The reign of terror was the period following the kings execution (1793-1794). T Jacobins wanted a republic, and anyone who opposed them was executed by means of the guillotine, but some times drowned or shot victims with cannons. A total of 12,000 were killed, 1031 were nobles, 2923 were from the middle class, 674 were clergy, and another 7878 were of the working class and peasants. -
Citezen Louis Capet guillottoned
The national convention decided that he should be tried for his crimes.he had already been removed from the royal palace, which had been sacked and burned by the paris mob. The king, now called citezen Louis Capet was tried and found guilty. He was guillotoned on January 21,1793 -
Marat is murdered
Marat is one of the three radical leaders of the revolution. Marat was the most Radical of the three, and was murdered in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a Girondist. -
Robespierre is executed
Robespierre destroyed all government opposition and made many changes to France, including the metric system and a revolutionary calendar. As well the army was made more efficient, and new schools were added to educate the population. As the strength of France grew, so did the fear of a dictatorship by Robespierre. But when he tried to condemn more people, he himself was condemned. After a failed attempt to shoot himself he was arrested and gulliotined with his closest friends. -
Napo;ean overthrows the directory
-Napolean was a soldier with revolutionary ideas
- Desperatly desired to be important
- was very intelligent and industrious
- Rose very quickly to power in France
-Ruled France and many other parts of Europe
-had more power than any other person in history
- Was both admired and feared
