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meeting to raise taxes
After bad harvests and costly wars, King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates General assembly (meeting of representatives of the Three Estates) in order to raise taxes. -
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National Assembly Government
National Assembly government - Revolutionary government led by the Third Estate -
Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath. Nat. Ass. resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution. -
Paris mob
Bastille stormed and taken by a Paris mob. -
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Great Fear
Great Fear - peasants attack noble manors. -
Jacobin club formed
Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights; Jacobin Club formed. -
Declaration of the rights of men
Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
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Versailles to Tuileries
King Louis brought from Versailles to Tuileries palace in Paris. -
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King flees to Australia
King flees to Austria, is caught at Varennes. -
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Legislative Assembly Goverment
Legislative Assembly government - Constitutional Government by elected officials -
Paris mod storms palace
Paris mob storms royal palace; Legislative Assembly government collapse. Minister of Justice Danton purges (kills) thousands of presumed traitors (enemies of the state). -
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National Convention Government
National Convention government (September 20, 1792-October 26, 1795) - elected by universal male suffrage to rewrite constitution -
Revolutionary calendar introduced
Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names. -
execution of king
National Convention condemns and executes the King. -
Counter-revolutionary revolt
Counter-revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins. -
Reign of Terror
"Reign of Terror" by Committee of Public Safety (Robespierre) begins. -
Revolutionary calendar
Day 1 of new Revolutionary calendar -
Administrative
Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization (ex. saints names removed from street names), administrative reform (i.e. changes in how the government operates) -
Robespierre is executed
n the month of “Thermidor", Robespierre is executed; Reign of Terror ends. -
churches reopen
Churches reopened. -
Directory is adopted
New constitution is adopted, forming a new government called the Directory. -
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Directory Government
The Directory government (November 1795-November 8, 1799) - New constitution has 2 houses: Council of Ancients and Council of 500 -
goverment takeover
Coup d'état (government takeover) removes royalists (those faithful to the monarchy) from Directory. -
Napoleons coup
Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution -
National Convention
National Convention (new gov’t) abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic.
Oct. 1792: Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names.
