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Bourbon Monarchy Ends
The monarchy ends with Louis XVI, when he cuts the third estate out of the estates general. Louis and his wife were held in prison until they were later beheaded. The third estate took over after the monarchy ended and started National Assembly. -
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National Assembly and the New Constitution
The National Convention was created after they ended the Bourbon monarchy. The accomplished the creation of the new french constitution, ending of the monarchy and the gain of the Declaration of the Rights of Man. They created the constitution After the made the Tennis Court Oath stating that they would not leave the tennis court until the finish the constitution. Link: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Le_Serment_du_Jeu_de_paume.jpg/300px-Le_Serment_du_Jeu_de_paume.jpg -
Bastille Day
This is the day that the french stormed the Bastille prison and took over the monarchy. They stormed the Bastille prison because it was a symbol of oppression, to free the debtors, and there were weapons believed to be in the prison. In France this day is their independance day. -
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Duration of National Convention
The National Convention started when the National Assembly's constitution was finished, and ended when the National Convention had turned corrupt and inflation was too high. The National Convention started on September 21st of 1991 and lasted until October of 1795. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Convention#/media/File:ExaminationLouistheLast.jpg -
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Robespierre Creates the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre is the head of Public Safety. Starting in 1793, he began the Reign of Terror in which he killed anyone though to be against the current government or in favor of bringing back the king. He ended up killing 30,000 internal enemies. Link: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Robespierre_crop.jpg/220px-Robespierre_crop.jpg -
Second Constitution Establishes Directory Government
After the reign of terror and the death of Maximilien Robespierre, the public sought for a new government, and so the Leaders of the National Convention drafted a new government called the Directory. This government put the power in the hands of upper middle class citizens. -
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Duration of the Directory Government
Directory government began after the end of the reign of terror in 1795, and ended when Napoleon commenced a coup d'etat in 1799. -
Napolean Takes over Directory Government and Creates Consulate Government
With a non-violent coup d'etat, Napoleon Bonaparte ended the Directory government and began his Consulate government. The Consulate government consisted of three consuls that were elected by lawmakers from the Directory, and Napoleon was first consul.
