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Estates General
Louis XVI calls the Estates General to impose taxes over the privileged groups. -
Big Fear
This period was called the Big Fear because of the economic crisis and the bad harvests. -
National Assembly creation
The voting system to impose the taxes over the privileges became a problem, so the Third State created the National Assembly in the Jeu de Paume court. Its called like that because the court was signed in a tennis path. -
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National Assembly
In this period, the Ancien Règime finishes with reforms like the abolition of the feudal rights, the constitution, the separation of powers (parliamentary monarchy) and the census suffrage. -
Storming of the Bastille
The revolutionary groups stormed the prison of the Bastille in Paris. -
Declaration of Rights of the Man and the Citizen
It proclaimed personal liberty, equality before the law and the right of property. -
Constitution
The National Assembly achieved the constitution and became the Legislative Assembly. -
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The Legislative Assembly
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Firts Coalition
This was created because of the declaration of war between France and Austria. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
This occured because Austria defeated France in the war and the Parisians wanted to blame the king, who was removed. -
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Girondin Convention
A republic was established. The Girondines were formed in its majority by the burgeoisie. -
Louis XVI execution
He was executed because he was recognised as a traitor to the motherland. -
Sign of the Democratic Constitution (Jacobins)
The Constitution recognised popular sovereignty and universal male sufragge, but it wasn´t imposed because of the war. -
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The Terror (Jacobins)
There were lots of deaths and executions during this period, so it´s known as The Terror or The Fear. -
Sans culottes coup d´état
The Jacobins, also known as the Montagnards, led by Robespierre, seized power. A great part of the Jacobins were people from the working class. -
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Jacobin Convention
They created a constitution, a law of maximum prices for the market and they changed the calendar. -
Robespierre´s execution
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Constitution (Directory)
The constitution separated powers in the executive power (a five-member directory) and the legislative power (Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients). It proclaimed national sovereignty and a census suffrage. -
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The Directory and the end of the Revolution.
To avoid a dictatorchip, they established a moderate government. -
Defeat of the First Coalition.
Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the First European Coalition. -
Begin of the Second Coalition war
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Coup d´ètat of Napoleon
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Consulate
Napoleon created a consulate, where he was one of the consults. The other two consults were Ducos and Sieyès