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Meeting of the Estates General
First event of the revolution* . all estates approve new taxes . they wrote their issues in cahiers . 1st and 2nd estate usually voted together to outvote the 3rd estate . so this time they would vote seperately -
Creation of ther National Assembly
-the king locked them out of their regular meeting so they met up at the tennis ourt
-with the right to make laws for france.
-ended feudalism and priviledge of the first and second estate.
-wrote constitution that reduced the kings power. -
Storming of the Bastille
in the morning of july 14th a mob of Parisians went to the Bastille an ancient prison, looking for weapons. The bastille represented Royal authority in the centre of Paris . The Storming of the Bastille is a public holiday known as "fete de la federation" -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
were passed by the National Asembly it laid out the basic principals of the revolution . It also reminded the citizens of their rights an duties . This and the Stormong of the Bastille were the 3rd event that led to the Revolution . -
Women on strike
7,000 women marched to the Versaille in response to food crisis demamnding bread -
Creation of the National Convention
-ended monarchy and proclaimed France a republic
-tried and executed king Louis xvi for treason
-instituted draft to increase size of army
-abolished slavery in french colonies
-drafting a new constitution
-the first act was to established the frenh republic and take away all of the kings political powers -
Execution of King Louis XVI
The king , his wife and his son had to be executed in order to prevent a return of the monarchy and to defend the Revolution from its enemies (Prussia and Austria) . Another reason why they executed him was because he was a bad leader and he led them to all these troubles . -
Reign Of Terror
the reign of terror started in september 5th 1793 and last till july 28th 1794. it created a wave throughout the whole country. the revolutionary leaders took drastic actions during the reign of terror because they wanted to avoid a possible counterrevolution, a revoluyion against a gov't that was established by a revolution. Vendee was the most resistant part of France to the revolution. anyone who oppose th revolution were targets of the revolutionary tribunal. -
Reign Of Terror part 2
17,000 people were executed during the reign of terror. leaders like Georges-Jacques Danton and Maximiliem Robespierre were execute . Females like Mary Antoinette, and Olympe de Gouges also got executed. the group that got affected by the Terror were the peasants. they had a religion and thats why they were the most resistant to the revolution.
