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Economic Troubles
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 1.2When Louis XVI became king, he inherited a considerable amount of debt. He put off the debt and expenses that him and his queen, Marie Antoinette, ran up. When there was no turning beack from the debt, Louis wanted to raise taxes, but the Second Estate forced him to call a meeting of the Estates-General, a meeting of the representatives of the three estates, to approve this tax. This event is important because it was the first event to trigger the French Revolution. -
Bastille Day
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 1.3On this day, a mob came together and stormed the Bastille, a prison in Paris. They took gunpowder and weaponry from the prison to help defend themselves if they were attacked as they suspected with the bad ruling of Louis XVI. The attackers also hacked off the prison guards head's off, and they paraded the streets with their heads on pikes to show their rebellion.This event is important to the French Revolution because the rebellion symbolized that the people needed their voices heard. -
The Great Fear
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 1.4The Great Fear was when the peasants feared they were being plotted against, and they stormed the nobles houses and even burned them sometimes to keep them from doing so. In October, 1789, many women rioted over the rising cost of bread, in fear that they wouldn't be able to feed their families. They eneded up breaking into the Palace of Versailles, demanding that they return and fix the problems. This event is important to the French Revolution because it made the king face his problems. -
Change of Government
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 2.2A new consitution was completed, and Louis XVI reluctantly approved it. The French switched to a limited monarchy, which stripped the king of most of his authority. It also created a Legislative Assembly which had the power to create laws and approve and reject declarations of war. This event is important to the French Revolution because it marked the start of change that soon would benifit France. -
Monarchy to a Republic
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 2.3On this day, the Legislative Assembly declared at the National Convention that they were abolishing the monarchy and making France a republic. Men were given the right to vote with the new government, but women were not despite the big role they played earlier in the Revolution. This event is important to the French Revolution because it started the change that the people of France started the Revolution for. Even though this marked change, there was still more with the French Revolution. -
War Starts in the Summer of 1792
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 2.3When the Legislative Assembly took away the power of Louis XVI, other countries ordered them to give him the power back. In the summer of 1792, Austria and Prussia declared war on France. As the Prussian commander ordered Paris' mobs not to harm any of the royal family, the Parisians massacred the royal guards and imprisioned Louis, Marie, and their children to enrage their enemies. This event is important to the French Revolution because it showed that the French still had to fight for change. -
Jacobins Take Control
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 2.3Most of the people that were involved with governmental changes was the Jacobin Club. One of the main Jacobins was Jean-Paul Marat. He promoted the death of King Louis XVI and also was devoted to the rights of Paris' poor people. The Jacobins were the reason that Louis XVI was finally tried for treason. By a very close vote, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. This event is important to the French Revolution because these people were the ones that brought about Louis XVI trial and death. -
The Great Terror 1793-1794
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 2.5VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 2.4The Great Terror was what the people called Robespierre's rule as he soon became a dictator. It was called this because he would find excuses to exicute people. As many as 40,000 people were exicuted. In July of 1994, the National Convention exicuted him in fear of their own saftey. This event is important to the French Revolution because it shows that they were struggling to find the right government for them, so no one person would have too much power. -
Napoleon Bonaparte Restores Peace
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 3.1Napoleon Bonaparte was the ruler that France needed to help restore peace to Europe. In 1796, he was chosen to lead an army against Austria. People urged him to take power from the legislators. It was then that Franch went back to a dictatorship. Austria, Britain, and Russia finally all signed peace treaties with France, allowing Napoleon to focus on the reform France needed. This event is important to the French Revolution because it marked coming close to the end of it and starting of reform. -
Napoleon's Reform Changes
VHS Collaborative eBook: Chapter 23, Section 3.2Napoleon wasn't going to go back to what Louis XVI empire was like. He had some of the same ideas of the Revolution, so he chose to keep those with his reign. He wanted a stable economy, so he set up an efficient way of taxing and a national banking system to help with this. One thing he didn't change that the Revolution wanted was religion, as it was kept the same for all people.This event was important in the French Revolution because it marked the end of it, and a new start for France.
