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The French Revolution timeline By: Stephanie

  • Bourbon Monarchy end

    Bourbon Monarchy end
    Louis XVI was the ruler from 1774 to 1792. The dynasty returned to the throne in 1814, after the fall of Napoleon, but the last Bourbon king fled in 1830 due to the scare of the Revolution.
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    Making of the 1st Constitution

    The educated people from the third estate came together to make the tennis court oath. This took two years to make. https://userscontent2.emaze.com/images/afe6e929-18b3-47cc-a0ec-eefed245e3d2/bb5cfdf5-1c6a-42fe-b605-686c8955a2c7.png
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    The uneducated people in the third estate acted like this when they got locked out. The educated people went to the tennis courts to make the constitution.
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    Terror of National Convention

    Formed a committee of Public Safety. Abolished a Monarchy, then became Republic.
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    Committee of Public Safety conducts reign of terror

    30,000 people were killed by the guillotine, who were thought to be internal enemies. Louis XVI was the first person killed by the guillotine and his wife was the second.
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  • Second constitution establishes Directory government

    Second constitution establishes Directory government
    Plagued with corruption and sever national economic problems. Was replaced in a violent overthrow which Napoleon seized control.
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    Terror of Directory government

    Plagued with corruption and sever national economic problems The
    government was week and failed to deal with miny issues of the people in France and France itself. It was also replaced in a violent overthrow which Napoleon seized control.
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  • Napoleon conducts coup d'Etat to overthrow the week Directory, and established a Consulate government

    Napoleon conducts coup d'Etat to overthrow the week Directory, and established a Consulate government
    Napoleon fallowed out his plan in overthrowing the Directory. The then made a three-man government called the Consulate. Napoleon named himself first consul for life.