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Nobility forces king to call general sessions
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the third estate. -
Estate-general meets in paris
King louis XVI calls body into session to approve new tax on the 3rd estate. Had not met in 175 years. -
3rd estate refuses to abide bythe kings one vote for each estate order
They wanted to change the voting process -
Tennis Court Oath
When the 3rd estate met in a tennis court -
The storming of the bastille
A mod invaded the old prison of bastille in attempt to gather weapons and protect themselves from the king! -
Great Fear beings
Many were scared that the king would punish them for there crimes. -
Declaration of the rights of man
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. -
Women of paris march to versailles for bread
out break of parish mob, liberal monarchical constitution. -
Royal familys flight from varennes
king and queen are protected by the army. -
National Aseembky abolishes feudalism with august Decrees
Surrender of fuedal fights -
new constitution adopted
They started to use a more of a " for the people" type of constituion. -
Beginning of legislative assembly
The Legislative Assembly was driven by two opposing groups. The members of the first group were primarily moderate members of the bourgeoisie that favored a constitutional monarchy, represented by the Feuillants, who felt that the revolution had already achieved its goal. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that royal family must not be harmed or else
Warned peasents to stay away or they would be punished! -
Storming of the tuileries palace
An angry mob storms the palace -
French monarchy offically aboslished
Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and established the first republic. royal family imprisoned. -
French Defeat Foriegn invaders
French turn the tide of war and take offence against the invaders -
Execution of the king
The be heading of the king in town square. -
Commitee of public safter
Basically established to help cities safty between each others and foriegn enemys. -
Law of suspects
A law that puts who ever is a suspect in acount of crime will be held acountable until proven other wise. -
End of the riegn of terror
The creator of the guotine was exicuted because they foiund it was and making the situation much much worse. -
National convention dissolved
Legislative acts formed and laws and constitution -
Napoleon named first consul
Basically the cuy in office in gov that looks at laws and establishes laws -
Coronation of napoleon as emperor of france
Napoleon crowned himself emperor basically put france in the position of dictatorship
