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Deficit Spending
King Louis XIV-XVI spent much more money than they had and didnt levy taxes for 2 highest estates. Led France to near bankrupcy. Poor wealth sharing put the majority of the third estate in poverty, while the first and second lived lavish rich lives. -
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Moderate Phase
Turned France into Constitutional Monarchy -
Tennis Court Oath
The third estate declared themselves the National Assembely and secretly met in a tennis court. There they agreed to never seperate until they have established a sound and just constitution. -
Storming The Bastille
Parisians storm Bastille to raid weapons. Kill all the guards, free prisoners, and comes to be known as Bastille Day -
The National Assembely Acts
Nobles in the National Assembely gave up their old manorial dues, exclusive hunting rights, special legal status, and exemption from taxes -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Assembely issued this document as a step toward a con stitution. It is partially modeled after the American Dec. of Ind. Proclaimed all men are equal before the law, born and remain free, and have natural rights of liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. -
Women March on Versallies
6 thousand women march 13 miles from Paris to Versailles damanding to see the king. Many of them resented the queen Marie Antoinnette. and they took the royal family back to Paris to live -
Declaration of Plintz
King of Prussia and Emperor of Austria issue document threatening to intervene to protect France's monarchy -
National Convention
The convention met and voted to abolish the monarchy and establish a monarchy. Drew up a new constitution and abolished nobility. -
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Radical Phase
Escelating violence led to the end of monarchy and a reign of terror -
Declaration of war
The Legeslative Assembely declared war on Austria, Prussia, Britain, and other states -
Execution of Louis XVI
Louis was put on trial as a traitor against France. He was convicted and sentenced to death. He was beheaded -
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The Terror
Robespierre unleashed a reign known as The Terror. During this time 300,000 were arrested of belief that they were plotting against the government. 17,000 were executed. the machine that fueled this was the guillotine. -
Death of Robespierre
Robespierre is arrested and the next day is executed, thus the beginning of the end of the Terror. -
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Directory
Reaction and revolution against extremeism -
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Age Of Napoleon
Consolidated many revolutionary changes -
Napoleon becomes political
Famous general Napolean Bonaparte helped overthrow the weak Directory and set up a 3 man governing board known as the Consulate. He soon became First Consul -
Napolean becomes Emperor
He gained enough power and declared himself Emperor of the French. each step Napolean took to rise in power, he took a popular vote known as a plebiscite
