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Estates General assembly raising taxes
King Louis XVI was forced to raise taxes and call the Estates General assmebly together because of expensive wars and bad harvests. -
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National Assembly government
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Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath decides not to break apart until they've written a constitution. -
Paris Mob storms Bastille
Bastille, a fort in Paris, is taken by a Paris mob. -
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Great Fear
Noble manors attacked by peasants. -
Jacobin Club formed
Feudal rights are renounced by Nobles in National Assembly. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
The National assembly issues the Declaration of Rights of Man. -
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King Louis gets brought from Versailles
He is brought to Tuileries palace in England from Versailles -
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King leaves and gets caught
King Louis XVI flees, to Austria, but is caught at Varennes. -
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Legislative Assembly government
Constitutional governmennt made and run by elected officials. -
Royal palace is stormed
The royal palace is stormed by a Paris mob, there is a government collapse, Minister of Justice Danton kills thousands of people he thinks are traitors. -
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National Convention government
Was elected by the universal male suffrage (political franchise) to rewrite the constitution. -
New government created
The new government, National Convention, gets rid of monarchy and declares France as a republic. -
1st day of new calendar
First day that the new revolutionary calendar is used -
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New calendar
New calendar introduced with new month and day names. -
Execution of King
King Louis XVI is condemned and executed by National Convention -
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Counter- revolutionary revolt
In the Vendee region the counter-revolutionary revolt begins -
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Reign of Terror
The "Reign of Terror" by Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety begins. -
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Price controls by government
The government puts price controls into place, dechristianization and how the government operates. -
Robespierre is exectued
The Reign of Terror ends when Robespierre is executed -
Churches reopened
The Churches reopened after being closed for a period of time -
New Constitution
New government called the directory is formed after a new Constitution is adopted. -
Government takeover and removals
Coup d'état, the government takeover, gets rid of the royalists (people faithful to monarchy) from the directory. -
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The Directory government
New constitution made with 2 houses (Council of Ancients and Council of 500) -
End of French Revolution
Napoleons Coup d'état gets rid of Directory and ends the French Revolution
