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Nobility forces King XVI to call the Estates General into session
The King was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wwanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
Estate-General meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 175 years. -
3rd Estate refused to abide by the king's one vote for each estate order
The Third Esate wanted wanted to change the voting process. They out voted the other estates and made themseleves a legislature, The national assembly, with the right to make laws for France. -
Tennis Court Oath
The 3rd Estate met in a tennis court and swore not to leave it until they had written a constitution for France.This forced King Louis to let each representitive have a vote. -
The Storming of the Bastille
Because the King ordered troops to Varsielles, the Third Estae thought that they should arm them selves. So they stormed the Bastille to get weapons and other supplies.This became a powerful symbol for the rench Revolution. -
The Great Fear Begins
The Great Fear by the Third Estate believing that the King would punish them for what they had done to the Bastille and because of rumors that spread. -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
These decrease removed dues and services owed by peasants to land owners and eliminated the First state's legal privilages. This lead to the crumbling of the French Monarchy. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man.
It was Inspired by the English Bill of Rights, the American Declaration of Independence, and the Ideas of the Enlightment philosophers. It made every man equal and gave them rights such as free speech, freedom of press, and freedom of religion. t did not apply to women. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
It was caused by the King again sending troops to Versailles. Louis was forced to give in and make peace with the crowdby moving back to aris and living in the toileries palace with his family. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
This engouraged the revolution's leaders to take bolder steps, and they passed several ant clerical measures.They took the church land and sold it. They also turned the Clergy into public employees. -
New Constitution adopted
It created a new legislative body and granted citizens with broad voting rights. It kept the monarchy but restricted the King's power. It also caused the King and Queen to flee unsuccessfully. -
Beginning of the Legislative Assembly
It provided focus of poltical debate and revolutionary law-makingbetween the periods of the national consituent ssembly and of the national convention. -
Burnswick warns the Royal Family must not be harmed.
Framce declares war on Austria, and is defeated. This causes food shrotages and high prices. The King was blamed for this, so the leaders thought they had nothing to lose from taking extreme action. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The King, Queen, and their children were thrown into prison. After doing that, the 3rd Estate rid of the legislative essembly and created the natinal convention. -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invaders who attempted to preserve monarchy.
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against invaders. -
King Louis XVI's execution in Paris
Loius was tried tried for high treason before the national convention and was found guilty. He was executed by guillotine. -
Committee of Public Safety Established
This created a draft of all able bodied men 18-45 for military service. It also led to the creation of the court called the Revolutionary Tribunal. It changed everything about society. -
Law of Suspects passes- Reign of Terror begins
Created a wave of fear across the country. Started a civil war and many accusastions and trials. Also led to many beheadings. -
End of the Reign of Terror- Execution of Robespierre
The reign of terror caused much uneeded bloodshed. It got the point where no one felt safe. To avoid being executed, they decide to execute Robespierre. Robespierre was accused of tyranny and was executed. -
National convention dissolves-Creation of the Directorate
The national convention dissolves itself. Run by a legislative branch of five directors, who were weak and caused France's problems to continue. -
Napoleon named First Consul
Napoleon was forced into power. Armed supporters of hime turned the government over to him. He promised peace and stabilty, which is what the people wnated. -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France.
Napoleon wnted to make his power permanant and go down his blood line. He submitted a question before voter. French voters supported hime and voted Yes. So he became the Emperor of France.
