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King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estate General Assembly
How he was forced to go to the assembly to raise taxes for having a bad harvest and costly wars -
Tennis Court Oath. resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution.
It was a national assembly to write a constitution -
Bastille stormed and taken by a Paris mob.
Bastille was a base in Paris that got taken over -
Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights
Jacobin Club was formed and the NA renounce feudal rights -
Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights
Jacobin Club was formed and the NA renounce feudal rights -
Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man.
The Declaration of rights of man in France are made at the NA -
Paris mob storms royal palace; Legislative Assembly government collapse.
A mob goes in Paris and everything collapse. Tons of traitors are killed -
National Convention (new gov’t) abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic.
There was a National Convention that declares France a republic -
Oct. 1792: Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names.
They didnt want the Christian calender and changes the Day -
National Convention condemns and executes the King.
King Louis is sentenced to be executed -
Counter-revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins.
People who don't agree with the religion revolt and they create their own region -
March 1793: "Reign of Terror" by Committee of Public Safety (Robespierre) begins.
When everyone was basicly getting executed for ''treason'' or going against the revolution. -
Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization
How anything that had to do with Christianity was taken away -
July 28, 1794: In the month of “Thermidor", Robespierre is executed; Reign of Terror ends.
How Robespierre is executed and peace was restored from the reign of terror -
Feb. 21, 1795: Churches reopened.
Christianity was reopened and allowed to be practiced -
Aug. 22, 1795: New constitution is adopted, forming a new government called the Directory.
A new constitution is made and a new government is formed which is called Directory -
Coup d'état (government takeover) removes royalists (those faithful to the monarchy) from Directory.
They dont want to have royals and removed anyone who wants a Monarchy -
Nov. 9, 1799: Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution
Napoleon takes away directory and makes consulate government
