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The creation of the national assembly
the national assembly was created when, during the meeting of the old estates, the third estate which was made up of commoners was locked out of the meeting.the third estate split from the other two and asked others from the other estates to join thus creating the national assembly -
fall of the bastille prison
the bastille was destroyed to prevent king louisXVI from dissolving the national assembly which was in the process of writing a constitution for france. -
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french revolution
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the decaration of the rights of man
The declaration of the rights of man was based off of the ameicans declaration of independence. It also marked the end of feudalism in France -
louis XVI is arrested
the king louis XVI was arrested while trying to escape from france.He and his family were in varennes when they were captured by french revolutionaries. -
constitution of 1791
the constitution of 1791 was created shortly after the arrest of the king. One of the things this constitution did was end the reign of royalty over France -
Let the trial begin
King louisXVI is put on trial for crimes of treason against France.His family however was aquitted -
king louisXVI is sentenced to death by guillotine
king louis XVI is finally sentenced to death after months of being held and put on trial by his own pwople for treason against his country -
the reign of the terror court
During this time the courts were sentencing thousands to death by beheading for being under suspicion of opposing the French revolutionaries -
another new constitution
After the reign of the terror court ended the French decided to prevent it from ever happening again. This was the main reason for the new constitution and the main change. -
the french revolution ends
The french revolution finally ends when napoleon overthrows the directory and puts himself in charge.
