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Estates-General
The Third Estate demanded that the verification of deputies' credentials should be undertaken in common by all deputies, -
National Assembly
They voted a measure far more radical, declaring themselves the National Assembly, an assembly not of the Estates but of "the People." -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
They tried to make the Declaration so that the majority of people would agree with it. This document gave people all their rights -
Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly was a much larger body than the National Assembly and was able to be represent the people of France. -
Reign of Terror
According to archival records, at least 16,594 people died under the guillotine or otherwise after accusations of counter-revolutionary activities. -
Execution of Louis XVI
The former Louis XVI, now simply named Citoyen Louis ,was executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793 on the Place de la Révolution -
Directory Established
The Directory was made up of five members and a new National Convention was chosen. The Directory tried to prevent democratic terror and monarchy. -
The Constitutional Republic
This led to Bonaparte's dictatorship and eventually to his proclamation as Empereur ,which brought to a close the specifically republican phase of the French Revolution.
