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The Estates General
Who - The estates general, the legislative assembly
what - All of the estates get togther to talk about what their rights should be. Third estate becomes national assembly.
Where - The Palace of Versailles.
Why - To talk about who has more power over eachother and create a checks and balances.
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Divided French Society and Financial trouble
Who - French and Europe
What - 3 estates ( Clergy, nobility, peasants)
where - France
why - So they could have money for the 7 years war.
how - The french made the peasants pay alot of taxes while the other two estates relaxed and let the peasants do all of the work. -
Parisaians storm the Bastille
Who - French, Persains
what - Persains assambked outside of Bastille. The crowd demanded weapons. They began to battle for hat they wanted. Many prisoners were released.
where - Paris, France
why - To capture the Bastille and escape prisoners.
how - Mnany people lined up outside of Bastille. -
Revolt/National Assembly Acts (Rights of man, womens march, church, constitution)
Who - France,
What - Paris commune came to power. Fuedalism was abolished. Equality of all male citizens before the law (Declaration of rights of man). French Declaration - Rights to liberty, property, and security. Women became angry, so they marched untill the king agreed they could too have equal rights.
Where - Paris, France
Why - So majority of the population could have equal rights.
How - Women and Men both were angry about there rights. The Paris commune settled it. -
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Threats from abroad
Who - France, Kinfg of Prussia, Louis XVI
What - Louis XVI's failed escape brought rumblings from evrywhere. Threats came from abroad about it. National assembly declares war on tyranny.
Where - France
Why - Rulers feared the spread of revolutionism.
How - Louis XVI's failed escape. -
Radicals take over
Who - lower class, France
What - The lower class demanded republic.. Group of radicals came together. Their goal was to abolish the French monarchy. Anyone who became allies woth the king were executed.
Where - France
Why - To abolish the French monarchy.
How - A group of Radicals got together to take over. -
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third stage of revolution
who - Napolean, france
what - The revolution returns to reason. Napolean rises. Supporters of constitutional monarchy won. Peace with Prussia and Spain, but not Austria and Great Britain. The elecion was made now by the citizens of property.
where - France
how - Napolean rises.
why - To stop executing people. -
Monarchy is abolished
Who - Prussia, France
What - Royalist officers deserted French army. The tension led to violence. Crowd of Persains stormed royal palace. Citizens attacked prisons, 12,00 prisoners killed.
Where - France.
Why - The proclomation of aboltion of the monarchy.
How - Persians attacked France. -
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Robespierre and the Riegn of Terror
Who - Robespierre, France
What - the incurruptble's outrage of terror. To purge France of the enemies of the revolution.
Where - France.
Why - To get rid of France's enemies.
How - Many people executed. -
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Spread of nationalism
Who - French citizens
What - France gained loyalty to their country. People gained sense of national identity, pride into ones country. It abolished slavery in France.
Where - All over France
Why - To gain equalality
How - By spreading nationalism