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nobility forces the king 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 refuses abide by kings 1 vote for each estate order
King Louis XVI realizes that the third estate didn't have any power or control and he wanted to to maintain that way. -
Tennis Court Oath
The people ffrom the third estate wanted the same rights so they had a meeting inorder to change that. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The commoners of France attacked the Bastille thinking that there would be thousands and thousands of weapons and this was a way to kind of show the govt. that they were tired of not having the same rights and that they were going to do something about it. -
The Great Fear
There was a rumor going around that the king was hiring more soldiers so the people from the third estate/ the people who are trying to revolt could be punished. -
National Assembly abolishes feudalism with August Decrees
Change finally began to occur in France and the first estate had most of their privelages taken away. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The American government was beginning to inspire Freances government. France's people now had the right to liberty, equality, and fraternity. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
About 7,000 women marched from Paris to Versailles and broke into the palace. Women started to become inspired by the new way of thinking and became inspired by it and took action. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
Morefamilies and people were being persisting and fighting for their equal rights. -
New Constitution Adopted
The third estate was now able to vote so when voting things will be more equal and it isn't the first and second estate making all the decisions anymore. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
The king and queen were no longer in full power. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal Family can't be harmed
The Royal family were being threatend, now people had the power, they are out numbered. -
Storming of the Tulleries
The royal people were mobbed by the citizens and no just considered as equal to the common people. -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary gov't voted to abolish the monarchy and established the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned -
French defeats foreign invadors who are attempting to preserve monarchy.
FRance turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
The execution of King Luis XVI in Paaris
The people of france were able to successfully behead the king. -
Committee of publice safety established
This was created so that there will be no harm for french monarchs -
Law of suspects passes- beginning of the Reign of Terror in France
It started this period of time where everyone lived in fear and anyone who thought differently or spoke out trying to rebel would just immediately get beheaded. -
End of the Reign of Terror- execution of Robespierre
It was hope for the people, they didn't have to live in fear of thinking outside the box and having to be punished for it -
National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the Directorate
The Legislative assembly no longer exsisted and now more of the people from the third estate could be more involved then how they once were. -
Napoleon named first Consul
IT was hope for the people of France because of so many years of poverty and coruption in the country they needed a change and they thought that by Napoleon becoming first consul he could make a change to France and its people. -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France
France now had a new ruler since King Luis XVI and this time it would be better because of Napoleon's history with the military and him being a politcal leader rather then Luis the XVI and Marie Antoinette's greed.
