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Estates General's last meet
The last time that the Estates General had met because the French kings were so powerful -
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The very beginning
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Jean- Paul Marat
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Maximillien Robespierre
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Birth
Napoleon was born on an island named corsica -
The bad harvests
The were no good crops for farmers to make money -
Money problems
slowdown in manufacturing led to food shortages, rising prices for food, and unemployment. -
Robespierre's Speach
Maximilien Robespierre stated his views on Property requirements for holding office voting -
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The French Revolution
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Third Estate
Third Estate boldly declared that it was the National Assembly and would draft a constitution -
The Oath of Tennis Court
A vow that says not to separate and to reassemble wherever require, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established" -
Deputies Arrive
The deputies arrive at their meeting place, only to find the doors had been locked -
Protest
900 parisians gathered in the courtyard of the Bastille -
Abolishment of legal privileges
The National Assembly decided to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy. -
Declaration of the Rights of the Men and the Citizen
The National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Men and the Citizen. It was inspired by the English Bill of Rights of 1689, and by the American Declaration of Independence -
Protest
thousands of Partisan women marched to the Versatiles -
The return
The king and his family returned to Paris -
The political clubs
citizens formed political clubs of varying social and political views -
The rights of man
The National Assembly affirmed the "rights of man" and set up a limited monarchy in the Constitution of 1791 -
A new Constitution
A new Constitution of 1791 set up a limited monarchy -
Ancien Regime
The ancient regime had been destroyed but the new government did not have universal support -
Royal flee
The royal family attempted to flee France in disguised -
Paris make a Decision
Paris radicals again decided the fate of the revolution -
Monarchy Ends
The Monarchy was over -
The newly elected
newly elected National Convention began meeting -
New Captain
Napoleon becomes the new captain -
National Convection's first major step
to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic, the French Republic -
Changes
the first day of the French Republic, and the autumnal equinox -
Society for Revolutionary Republican Women in Paris
two women founded the Society for Revolutionary Republican Women in Paris -
The ceremony
A public ceremony dedicated to the worship of reason was held in the former cathedral -
Execution
Louis XVI executed after a 380 to a 310 vote -
Resoration
European monarchs rally troops to restore French Monarchy -
Revolts
revolts begin in western France; counterrevolutionaries executed; anti-Catholic laws passed -
the calendar
The Revolutionary calendar is introduced -
Lyon citizens executed
1,880 citizens of Lyon executed as examples to enemies of the revolutions -
King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI executed; reign of terror starts -
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Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety took control of the government -
The popular print
A popular print by Faucher-Gudin depicts Louis XVI's execution -
Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly decided the strike first, declaring was on Austria in the Spring of 1794 -
protests
angry citizens demonstrated to protest food shortages and defeats in the war -
The army
The French government had raised a huge army that had over 1 million solders -
Political Morality
Robespierre addresses On Political Morality to the convention stating that a combination of virtue and terror would save the republic from it's enemies -
The Law of 22 Prairial
Law of 22 Prairial gives Robespierre more power; French army ends threat of foreign invasion -
Robespierre'e Execution
Committee of Public Safety order Robespierre's execution. -
Law of 22 Prairial repealed
Law of 22 Prairial repealed; release of prisoners begin -
The win
The French had largely defeated their foreign foes -
Law of 22 Prairial was passed
The Law of 22 Prairial was passed -
Constitution of 1795
Constitution of 1795 set up to Legislative houses -
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The Directory
The Directory was mainly known for corruption -
the head
an angry mob in the Convention hacked the head off deputy Feraud and presented it to the chairman Boissy d'Anglas, who saluted the head -
New Commander
Napoleon becomes the new commander of the french armies in Italy -
the hero
Napoleon returns to France as the hero -
Estates General Meeting
Louis XIV called a meeting of the Estates- General at Versailles -
Napoleon Bonaparte
the successful and popular general Napoleon Bonaparte toppled the directory in a coup d'état -
Napolean
Napoleon leads coup d'état that topples French government -
the End
the French Revolution came to an end when Napoleon came to power -
the win
British had defeated the french naval forces supporting Napoleons Army in egypt -
the coup d'état
overthrow of the government -
agreement
napoleon came to agreement with the people -
the new consul
Napoleon was made the new consul for life.two years later he crowned himself Emperor -
independence movement
Hidalgo leads Mexican independence movement -
the invasion
Napoleon invades Russia -
the downfall
Napoleons downfall began when he decided to invade russia -
Starvation
thousands of soldiers starved -
the capture
Paris was captured -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon defeated at the battle of Waterloo -
the arrival
Napoleon enters Paris in triumph -
the defeat
Napoleon was defeated under the Duke of Wellington -
the draft
Committee of Public Safety issues a levee en masse, drafting men into the army -
I have a dream
the "I have a dream"speech was delivered by MLK Jr.