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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call the Estates General into 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 abide by the kings one vote for each estate order
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Tennis Court Oath
It marks the beginning of the French Revolution. Also it was the moment the mojority of the population of France began to take control of the country. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille was the most hated symbol of power. -
Great Fear Begins
Rural unrest had been present in France since the worsening grain storage of the spring -
Great Fear Begins
Rural unrest had been present in Ffrance since the worsening grain storage of the spring -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
The National Assembly had eliminated all the feudal dues and services that the peasants owed the landowners. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Its the basic princfiples of the French Revolution ... " liberty, equality, faternity" -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
Women demanded bread for their families. They traveled in the rain and the king agreed to meet with some women. The National Guard arrived also. This complicated things for the king in Paris. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
King Louis XVI was unhappy because he didnt like his lose of power. He decided to escape from Paris. He and his family got caught and he was brought back to Paris -
New Constitution adopted
Citizens gained broad voting rights, but only tax paying men. The new constitution kept monaracy but restricted kings power -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly declared war and France's army was in shock but they were defeated. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that royal family must not be harmed or else...
Warns that should the royal family be tharmed by the papular movement. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
30,000 french citizens went to the Tuileries Palace to capture King Louis XVI.The king and the royal family took shelter with the Legislative Assembly -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Roayl family imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invaders (Austria and Prussia) who are attempting to preserve the monarchy
France turns the tide of the war and takes offensice agaisnt the invaders -
The execution of the King Louis XVI in Paris
This is when the guillotine took place King Louis XVI was guillotined -
Committee of Public safety established
Committee of Public safety established, it succeeded the previous comitee of genereal defence and ssumed its role of pretecting the newly established republic agaisnt foreign attacks -
Law of Suspects passes beginning of the reign of terror in France
It marked the significant wekening of indicidual freedoms that lead to "revolutionary paranoia" that wept the nation -
End of the Reign of terror- execution of Robespierre
Robespierre aressted, quillotined without trial, along with other members of the commitee of Public safetly -
National convention is dssolved and the creation of the Directorate
the National convention was needed to help France in its time of need. frances government was sure that it was clear finacially and in rule -
Napolean named first Consul
napolean wins the battle and becomes first consul -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as emperor of France
Napoleon was declared Emperor, he was prompted to justify the need for a monarchy in france
