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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 thier 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.
They called themselfs a legislature, the natinal assembly with the right to make laws for france. -
Tennis court Oath
3rd Estate met in a tennis court, and swore that they would not leave the court until they had a written constitution for france -
The storming of the Bastille
A mob of parisians broke into the bastille looking for weapons -
Great Fear Begins
Because of rumours of groups of armed men going across countryside, and the grain supply was getting low peasents started carrying around weapons in defense -
National Assembly abolishes feudalism with august decrees
Deputy after Deputy all stated why the feudal system shouldnt be used. Sooner or later they all came to an agreement and abolished it. -
Decleration of the rights of man
Defines the individual and collective rights of all the estates, and was influenced by the doctrine of Natural rights -
Women of paris march to versailles for bread
The march started in the marketplaces with women, who were complaining about the overpriced and scarce amount of bread. They got weapons and went all the way down to the palace of versaillies to protest -
Royals familys flight from varennes
King louis XVI and his immediate family tried to unsuccesfully escape from paris, they only got as far as Varennes. -
New constitution adopted
It created a new legislative assembly, citizens gained broad voting rights, but only men that were atleast 25 years old could vote. -
Beginning of legislative assembly
Two diffrent groups of people the bourgese who belived in constitutional monarchy, and the other group was democratic facion who thought there were more revolutionary needs to fulfill -
Brunswick manifesto warns that royal family should not be hurt or else
Brunswick manifesto warns that the royal family shouldnt be harmed or alot of innocent civilians will be harmed. -
Storming of the tuileries palace
A mob marched on the tuileries palace and slaughtered the guards. King Louis, Marie Antonette and the children were all thrown into prison -
French Monarchy is oficially abolished
Revolutinary gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first republic. Royal family in prison -
French defeat foreign invaders (austria and prussia) who are attempting to preserve the monarchy
France turns the tide of war and takes the offensive againsr the invaders -
The exicution of king louis XVI in paris
The king was placed on trial and the montaguards were able to get the king executed on the guillotine -
Committee of public saftey established
They set up the committee to manage the countrys military defense against foreign forces -
Law of suspects passees beginning of the reign of terror in france
a decree passed during the reign of terror, there was a great weakaning in individual rights and freedoms that led to a new revolutionary paranioa -
End of reign of terror- execution of robespierre
Robespierre and his supporters were taken into custody by national convention soldiers. His and 100 of his followers all got thier heads cut off -
National convention is dissolved and the creation of the directorate
there was an executive branch and 5 directors. They failed to resolve any problems in france -
Napolean named first consul
he was named 1st consul because he went and promised people stability and peace -
Coronation of napoleon bonaparte as emporer of france
He wanted power to stay in his blood, and napolean became an emporer and frances empire expanded
