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Estates General convened by King Louis XVI
During that day, King Louis XVI decided to called The Estates General for a meeting session in the Versailles in order to prove the tax plan. The Estates General was an assembly that contained 3 estates from France. However, the Third Estate was not able to vote, therefore their vote during the assembly did not count. Only the First Estate and the Second Estate were invovled in the votings at the time.The Estates General were not required to pay the royal taxation . -
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The French Revolution: Under Napoleon's Rule
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Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a document that was under the duties of the 576 out of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were unfortunately locked out of a meeting of the Estates General. After they were locked out, these members met inside of a tennis court that was located San-Louis district of the Versailles, and then they name themselves as the National Assembly. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille that was located in Paris, the capital of France was aprison that was a representation of theier royal authorities. On that day, a bloodthirsty mob that contained 7 members broke into the prison and King Louis XIV had to called in his troops . Governor Marquis de Launay who was in the Bastillle at a time begged the mob not to kill him and his trrops will surrender. However the troops that were sent by King Louis XIV broke in and the mob killed the governor. -
National Assembly decrees abolition of feudalism
From this date to August 11th, 1789, the National Assembly took away the rights of the First Estate which were the Roman clergy and the Second Estate which were the nobillity or nobles. This event was taken place under a system called feudalism which ordered society under the relationships of the controlling of land within the service labor exchange. -
National Assembly decrees Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Once the rights of the nobillity was decreed , a document that was called the Declaration of the Rights of Man was written by the National Assembly. The document was made that all men were created equal and gave them the rights of having liberty, fraternity, property and life. Unfortunately, women and the slaves were not included in this document, so basically this document was only involving the men. -
Women's March for Bread to Versailles
At that time, there were thousands of women that were rioting over high price on the bread and its scarcity as well. Bread was the main food even though there's like 97 percent of the population that came form the Third Estate since bread ws so heard to buy since they were the lower class. This riot had an attack with Paris'armory with their weapons and they marched through the Versailles and decide to pres their demands to the King. -
Abolition of nobillity and titles
The nobillity and titles was abolished by the National Assembly also known as the Third Estate after the Declaration fo the Rights of Man and Citizen was first written. Any titles that were being used to called the nobillity such as your highness, or majesty were also abolished from the National Assembly as well. -
Black Citizens of French colonies granted equal rights
From this day, to Feburary of 1794, the colonial salves were fighting for their rights. Then in Feburary of 1794, the National Assembly issued the Universal Emancipation decree, which was a document to make the slaves go free. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
The French Legislaive Assembly was the parliament that was under France's order by the time of the Revolutionary period came thrrough along with teh Second Republic. This assembly had a focus under political debate and law-making that cen be made as revolutionary as possible. Although their session began from October 1st,1791 through September 20th, 1792, this assembly was created earlier in September 1791 which was a month before thier first meeting as a group. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
Due to his failure on his duty as a king, King Louis XVI was trialed for high treason adn was later executed on that day. The King was not clever or hadthe abillity to tule a maonarchy, Therefore, when the monarchy fell, KIng Louis XVI went laong with the fall of that monarchy. -
Jacobin masses storms the Tuileries Palace, massacring the Swiss Guard, and the King Imprisoned
At that time in France,there was a huge rumor going on about the king was going to slash the third estates' wages in half, which had the third estae outraged. Therefore the Third Estate decided to storm the Tuileries Palace. From that even the King and his family had no choice but to evacuate for safety. This was very significant because the Third Este is standing for what's right and what's wrong. -
Commitee of Public Safety established
The Commitee of Public Safety was established on that day. Its main goal was to protect any established republic from foreign attacks. It leads to France to being strong and well-protected. -
Beginning of the Reign of Terror
On that day, a period of terror begins, and this period was when there was a political conflict between the Girondins and the Jacobins. The Reign of Terror began when Robespierre decided to declare terror. This type of terror was created to fight the enemies for the French Revolution and to prevent counter-revolution to come from on top the ground. A lot of people during the Revolution were being executed
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End of the Reign of Terror
On that day, Robespierre was executed by the guillotinen since he was sentenced to death by the National Convention and everybody in Freance was in fear of Robespierre. The powers of France was reduced due to the fact that they won control over the Commmitee of Puclic 's safety acts of massacres. -
Creation of the Directorate
The Directorate also being known as the Directory . This group contained five members that controlled excecutive power . Each member was voted by the Council of Ancients and the Five Hundred . -
Napoleon Bonaparte named "First Consul" now the effective dictator.
From this day until he was consecrated as emperor, Napoleon, gave in many reforms as he was promote from the First Consul to a dictator. These reforms involved taxes, a better education and controlling the banks for France's economy. For Napoleon, these reforms made France have a huge impact in positive way since he was able to manage France as a new government. His ideas from the French Revolution were meant to spread out. -
Napoleon consecrated as Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general from the French Revolution who crowned himself as the first emperor of France . Being known as the greatest general and the greatest emperor from the historical time. An empire was created by him and covered most of Europe.
