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Summoning of the Estates-General.
In 1787 Parlement was asked to put a tax on all three estates, nobles, clergy, and the commoners, but Parlement refused. The government was at a standstill. King Louis XVI eventually gave in and ordered the Estates-General to meet on May 5, 1789 -
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Oath of the Third Estate
The Third Estate was not treated as fairly as the other to estates, though they made up 98% of the nation's population. They defiantly claimed themselves as the National Assembly to gain more power. The king and the National Assembly met at a tennis court for them to take an oath for them not to disband until they were legalized. Though at the same time, King Louis XVI sent troops to Versailles to stand guard. The French Revolution had begun. -
The Great Fear
The spirit of the revolution turned people of Paris into uncontrolable protestors. People in surrounding cities began demanding for cheap bread. Commoners even destroyed manors. -
King Louis XVI signs the Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man resembles the Enlightenment Philosophies, English Bill of Rights, and the American Declaration of Independence. It assured equality to all men. It also assured the right to liberty, property, and security. -
Escape of the Royal Family
Queen Marie Anoinette was conviced that their family had to run away. They we able to get away until they reached Varennes. They were brought back to Paris escorted by National Guards men. -
September Massacres
There were rumors going on that 3000 prisoner from Paris were going to start an uprising. It struck fear on the city. News that the Prussain army had been threatened is what birthed the "September Massacres". A mob marched into prisons and killed about 1600 prisoners. -
Republic of Virtue
While the Jacobins were in charge, there were some social and cultural changes. They tried to erase all traces of the old French society and politics. They called this new society, the Republic of Virtue. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
While the revolution continued, King Louis XVI resisted develpoing a way to end it. The royal couple, Napoleon and Marie, were forced to run away to Austria. They were captured and sent back to Paris. Once the people found out that Louis XVI had a counterrevolutionary with Austria and other foreign countries, he was tried and was sentenced to death by guillotine. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robbespierre was a very strong member of the Comittee of Public Safety, which was lead by Jacobins and Girondin, but there were some power issues and the Jacobins were able to arrest the Girondins. This began the Reign of Terror which eliminated anyone who the comittee felt was an enemy to the revolution. The intensity of the Reign of the Terror made him unpopular. The French Military finally over threw him and arrested Robespierre on July 27. 21 of his closest followers were also executed. -
Napoleon's Coup D'etat
General Napoleon Bonaparte came back from previous wars in several countries in Europe he performed a Coup D'etat. It stopped France's post revolution. He then took over the throne of the nation.
