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Nobility forces King Louis to call Estates session
The King was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
Estate-General meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 175 years. -
3rd Estate refused to vote on Estate Order
3rd estate begins to go against kings openly. Made the King aware of their opinion. King locked them out of meeting. -
Tennis Court Oath
The 3rd estate would not leave the court until they wrote a constitution for France. King Louis agreed to give each representative a vote. -
The Storming of the Bastille
Showed King Louis XVI that there was a battle to be fought. The storming of the Bastille is a powerful symbol of the French Revolution. -
Great Fear Begins
Rumors spread of the Kings terrible acts of violence in order to keep the revolution contained cause fear in people on the countryside. In reality, the only violence was caused by the anxiety of the people and the 3rd estate taking revenge on unfair landowners -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
Stopped fighting in the countryside and eliminated the 1st estates legal priviledges. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Gave people equal rights, opportunities, and a say. This did not include women. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
King Louis returned to Paris and lives in Tuileries Palace with his family when a group of Women rioted at Versailles -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
Proved the fear the King and Queen had of the revolutionaries. They fled Paris but were brought back to the Tuileries palace. -
New Constitution adopted
Royals were taken out of power, established popular sovereignty -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
The Bourgeousies wanted constitutional monarchy. Jacobins favored revolutionary actions. -
Manifesto warns that Royal family must not be harmed or else...
Threatened revolutionaries, sent troops to scare the revolutionaries. Sparked more revolution. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
When this failed, a movement in favor of the kind was encouraged -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary government votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invaders who want monarchy
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
The execution of King Louis XVI in Paris
Proved the revolutionaries were taking charge and this renewed government system -
Committee of Public Safety Established
Made during the reign of terror, it protected the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion -
Law of Suspects Passes-Beginning of the Reign of Terror
Anyone suspected to be corrupt and against the revolution was arrested -
End of the Reign of Terror- execution of Robespierre
Gave people in the Third Estate a chance for a new life -
National Convention is dissovled and the creation of Directorate
Executive power was made and it acted as a new constitution -
Napoleon named First Consul
France's poverty and corruption spread -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France
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