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Estates-General
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. -
Meeting of the estates general
They were summoned by king louis 16th. They met to find a solution to the finantial crises in France. -
Assembly of Notables
The nobility refused, even after Calonne pleaded with them. During the Assembly of Notables in 1787. -
Tennis Court Oath
That they would not relent in their efforts until a new constitution had been agreed upon. The National Assembly’s revolutionary spirit terrorized France, -
The assembly
The national assembly drafted a constitution. The peace at the moment didn't last long. The assembly became divided. -
The fall of the bastille
People came onto Bastille and attacked. In pursuit of arms. -
Great Fear
Rural attacks continued until the early August.issuing of the August Decrees, Which freed those peasants from their oppressive contracts. -
The abolition of feudalism
The old rules, taxes, courts and privileges left over from the age of feudalism. One of the central events of the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the rights of man
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. -
Charles de Calonne
Calonne suggested that, among other things, France begin taxing the previously exempt nobility. The nobility refused. -
The First Republic
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. -
King executed
King Louis 16th was executed. On the grounds of treason. -
Constitution of 1793
Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety began conscripting French soldiers. And implementing laws to stabilize the economy. -
The Reign of Terror
More than 15,000 people wer executed. The used a new torture device called a guillotine. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
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. -
Constitution of 1795
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.
