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The French Revolution
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Meeting of the Estates general
In the lead-up to the May 5 meeting, the Third Estate began to mobilize support for equal representation and the abolishment of the noble veto–in other words, they wanted voting by head and not by status. -
French revolutionaries storm Bastille
The Parsian revolutionaries and mutinous troop stormed and dismantled the Bastille which was a royal fortress that was the symbol of the Bourbon Monarchs.This was the start of the french revolution. -
Declaration of rights of Man
It echoed the sentiment of the Enlightment of the philosophers , the english bill of rights and even the American decleration of Independence. -
The flight to Varannes
After a late start , the royal family had fpllowed a route through some small towns in the country side ,but things started to go wrong near the city where the soldiers that where there to escort the royal family where nowhere to be found -
King Louis XVI accepts the new constitution
On this day accepts to sign the new constitution which he will sign the next day. -
the fall of the monarchy
While the Jacobin club gained power in Paris,Which meant the idea of taking away the Monarchy became more known,which was lead by republicans such as Danton, Desmoulins, Robespierre. -
King Louis XVI Eecuted
On this day after being convinced of the conspiracy of the foreign powers and was sentenced to death by the French national convention ,king Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in REvolution in Paris. -
The law of suspects
the law passed on this day authorized the creation of revolutionary tribunals to try those that are suspected of treason against the Republic and to punish the people that where convicted with death. -
The Queens Dfense
After the execution of the king about seven months after the convention turned to the rest of the royal family.Fearing that Mrie Antoinette and her son, the nomial king, would provide rallying points for royalist with France and abroad. -
George washington Proclamation
whereas such unwarrantable measures, being contrary to the laws of nation and to the duties of every citizen of the United Staes ,and that are to disturb the tranquility of the same and to involve them in the calamities of war. -
Robespierre are overthrown in France
Maximilien, the architect of the French revolution reign'sf terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention, and as the leading member of the committee of public safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by Guillotine,of over 17,000 enemies of the whole revolution. -
Napoleon and the directory
Napoleon was in paris when a large, and angry Parisian mob of the royalist tried to attack the ruling National convention at the Tuileries palace. -
National convention
It was an assembly that governed France from september 20 1792 all the way until october 26 1795 during most critical period of the French revolution.
