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An ancient assembly consisting of three different estates that each represented a portion of the French population. If the Estates-General could agree on a tax solution, it would be implemented.
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They were summoned by king louis 16th. They met to find a solution to the finantial crises in France.
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The nobility refused, even after Calonne pleaded with them. During the Assembly of Notables in 1787.
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That they would not relent in their efforts until a new constitution had been agreed upon. The National Assembly’s revolutionary spirit terrorized France,
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The national assembly drafted a constitution. The peace at the moment didn't last long. The assembly became divided.
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People came onto Bastille and attacked. In pursuit of arms.
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Rural attacks continued until the early August.issuing of the August Decrees, Which freed those peasants from their oppressive contracts.
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The old rules, taxes, courts and privileges left over from the age of feudalism. One of the central events of the French Revolution.
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A fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights. It defines the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal.
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Calonne suggested that, among other things, France begin taxing the previously exempt nobility. The nobility refused.
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The First Frrench Republic was by the newly established National Convention. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I.
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King Louis 16th was executed. On the grounds of treason.
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Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety began conscripting French soldiers. And implementing laws to stabilize the economy.
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More than 15,000 people wer executed. The used a new torture device called a guillotine.
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The era following the ousting of Robespierre was known as the Thermidorian Reaction. A revolt within the French Revolution against the excesses of the Reign of Terror.
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Was a national constitution of France ratified by the National Convention.It established the Directory, and remained in effect until the coup of 18 Brumaire. Effectively ended the Revolution and began the ascendancy of Napoleon Bonaparte.
