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The Nobilty Forces King Louis XVI To Call The Estate General
The king was in big 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. -
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French Revolution
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The Estate General Meets In Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve the next new tax on the Third Estate. They had not met in over 175 years. -
The Third Estate Disagrees And Refused The King's One Vote Estate System
The Third Estate who basically are everyone else are tired of being outvoted by the First Estate and Second. With more representatives, they want to change the voting process and allow themselves to make French laws and create the National Assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
After being kicked and locked out of the meeting by the king, the Third Estate representatives promised not to leave without writing their own constitution. King Louis XVI gives in and lets each rep have one vote each. -
The Storming Of The Bastille
National Assembly fears the king will use force on them so commoners decide to arm themselves by mobbing the Bastille and taking the weapons. Which leads up to the beginning of the French Revolution. -
The Great Fear Begins
Rumors and facts start spreading fear among the French people and they worry that the king will punish them for storming the Bastille. The Peasants start acting out in violence. -
National Assembly Abolishes Feudalism With August Decrees
The Nation Assembly takes away exclusive privileges from the upperclass and eliminate the feudal dues and services that the peasants owe to the land owners. -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
Declaration states the basic principles of the French Revolution like liberty, equality, and fraternity. Inspired by the other works like
the American Declaration Of Independence and Enlightenment thinkers. -
Woman Of Paris March To Versailles For Bread
Angry people fear that the king will use force to crush the revolution. After they hear he called for troops for his protection. About 7,000 angry females go to Versailles and causes the king to go back to Paris. -
The Royal Family's Flight From Varennes
The king and queen think they're in danger and unsafe with all the new restrictions, so they flee from Paris but they are caught and taken back to Tuileries Palace. -
New Constitution Adopted
Monarchy is still exist but largerestictions are put on King Louis XVI's power. The boarder voting rights are given but not only to tax-paying men.
