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King Louis XVI forced to call Estates General
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. -
Estates-General meets in Paris
King Loius 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 was for each estate order. The third Estate was known as the commons. The commons invited the other estates to take part and vote. They were known as the National Assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
An event during the first few days of the french revolution. a pledge signed by 576 members from the 3rd Estate during the meeting of the Estates General. -
The Storming of the Bastille
A mob attacked the Bastille in search of weapons and gunpowder. Many prisoners were freed. -
Great Fear Begins
Rumors spread saying that armed men were roaming the countryside so the peasants armed themselves. The peasants revolt was a factor in the decision to abolish feudalism. -
National Assembly ablishes Feudalism
They declared that among Feudal and taxable rights + duties, the ones concerned with real personal sucession were abolished. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The document defining the individual and the collective rights of all the Estates of the realm as universal. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
These people were rioting over the high price and scorscity of bread. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
The attempt of the king and his wife to escape from Paris. -
New Constitution adopted
The second written Constitution of France -
Begginning of Legislative Assembly
Provided the focus of pdebate and revolutionary law-making between the perlands. -
Royal Family is warned
Brunswick Manifesto warns the Royal family must not be harmed or else they would pay the consequences. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
Army of 30,000 French went here to capture the king -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first republic. At this time the Royal family is imprisoned. -
French defeat Autria and Prussia
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
The execution of King Louis XVI in Paris
King Louis XVI was taken to the guillotine at Revolution Sq. where he was executed mainly because of his hostility toward the National Assembly. -
Commitee of Public Safety Established
Created by the National convention. this was to protect the republic against foregn attacks + internal rebellion. -
Law of Suspects passes Beginning of the Reign of Terror in France
This marked a significant weakening of individual freedoms that led to "revolutionary paranoia" -
End of the Reign of Terrior- execution of Robespierre
This was a periof of violence that ocurred on set of the french revolution. -
Creation of Directorate
It was mdae up after the Reign of terror and it was bsed on legislative -
Napoleon named First Consul
He was to rise to be the new the emperor at this pont. -
Napoleon named First consul
Began to represent France and to start to become the emperor. -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte
He bame the emperor and represented France.
