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The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate.
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King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the third Estate.
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The third estate proclaimed themselves with a right to make laws for France.
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King Louis allowed each representative to have a vote after they were about to write a constituion for France.
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The Bastille stronghold was attacked; a defining moment of the French Revolution
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People began to fear punishment which would be handed down by the King.
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Eliminated all the feudal dues and services that peasnts owed the landowners as well as eliminated the first estates legal privileges.
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Much like our Bill of Rights, this was used to establish basic rights to be possessed by all citizens
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Bread prices rose as a way to seek liberal political reforms
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They escaped in order to plan a military campaign which would restore his power.
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Second constitution established popular sovereignty.
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Bourgeousies had believed that the revolution had already been fulfilled. Jacobins wanted to continue revolutionary actions.
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In somewhat of a backfire, this threat on the people of Paris caused more uproar and furthered revolutionary actions
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Ended the French Monarchy
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Royal family was imprisoned, offically ending their reign.
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France takes offence to invaders
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His execution symbolized a new age in French politics and way of life
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This committee was established to prevent attacks from invaders; a basic military force
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All of those against revolutionary efforts were imprisoned/punished
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Mostly in the third estate, a sense of comfort was established
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The directors were weak, and served as little leadership. France's struggles continued.
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Conditions in France worsened upon Napolean's coming to power
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He wanted to make his own power permanent and hereditary.
