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NO MORE
Bankers refused to lend the government any more money.
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ESTATES-GENERAL
A meeting where Louis XVI met with the representatives from all three estates to approve a new tax which was to impose taxes to the nobility. http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/b/boardroom_meeting.asp -
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Voted to establish the National Assembly. -- Leads to the Tennis Court Oath
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BASTILLE DAY
A mob stormed the Bastille which was a prison. The mob killed several guards died and then the attackers paraded around the streets with the heads of the men on pikes. --The Great Fear started
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END OF THE OLD REGIME
Nobles also joined other members of the National Assembly in sweeping away the feudal privileges of the first and second estates. The Old Regime was dead.
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DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND CITIZENS
The National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideals, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which stated that men are born and remain free and equal in rights.
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WOMEN'S MARCH ON VERSAILLES
Women’s March on Versailles was an event which began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who were rioting over the high price and lack of bread.
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The royal family tried to escape from France to the Austrian Netherlands. -- Some wanted the revolution to bring even greater changes to France, they were called Sans-Culottes
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NEW CONSTITUTION
The National Assembly completed the new constitution which Louis approved. The constitution created a limited constitutional monarchy. Legislative Assembly was created. -
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The Legislative Assembly declares war with Austria and Prussia. -
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ROYAL FAMILY GETS IMPRISONED
Men and women stormed in the Tuileries and the mob killed royal guards and imprisoned Louis, Marie Antoinette, and their children. -
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JACOBINS
Jacobins take over the government. -
ABOLISHED MONARCHY
The National Convention abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic.
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THE GUILLOTINE
The former king (Louis XIV) walked with calm dignity up the steps of the scaffold to be beheaded by a machine called the guillotine.
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NEW ARMY
To reinforce the French army, the Convention ordered a draft of 3000,000 French citizens between the ages of 18 and 40. -
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ROBESPIERRE
Robespierre became leader of the Committee of Public Safety and started the Reign of Terror -
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NO MORE ROBESPIERRE
Some members of the National Convention turned on Robespierre, they demanded his arrest and execution. The Reign of Terror ended on July 28, 1794 when Robespierre went to the guillotine. -
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NEW PLAN
Moderate leaders in the National Convention drafted a new plan of government. (Directory)
