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Meeting of the estates general
The Estates General stemmed from a meeting that reunited an equal number of representatives from each Estate to solve this serious political crisis. -
Voted to establish the national assembly
Was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate -
Storming of Bastille
Occurred in Paris, France, on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Declaration of right of men and citizen
They came to an agreement and created the Declaration of right of men and citizen for the French. -
Womens March on versailles.
A angry mob of women marched through paris for more rights and more equality there were about 7,000 people. -
First written constitution
Versailles tennis court and pledged not to disband until France had a working constitution. Their desire for a constitution was a product of the Enlightenment and the American Revolution. -
French Revolutionary wars
Were a series of sweeping military conflicts, lasting from 1792 until 1802, resulting from the French Revolution. -
The Insurrection
Under pressure from the commune, the Assembly suspended Louis XVI and ordered elections by universal manhood suffrage for a National Convention to draw up a new constitution. -
King Louis XVI executed
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
Robespierre executed and terror ends
Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. -
Great Fear
Definition:
General Panic occurred in France Revolution in 1789 -
Estates-General
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The legislative body of France in 1789 -
National Assembly
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The elected legislature in France during first part of revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
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The Declaration of the rights men a civilians have passed by France -
Tennis Court Oath
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During the first days of the French Revolution a pledge was signed in 1789 -
Legislative Assembly
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In 1791 there was a political debate and made new revolutionary laws. -
Emigres
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Someone who “migrated out” of political or socials exile. -
Jacobins
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A member of most radical club formed during the French Revolution. -
Guillotine
Definition:
Is an apparatus designed for carrying out executions by beheading. It consists of a tall, upright frame in which a weighted and angled blade is raised to the top and suspended. -
Reign of Terror
Definition:
A period of the French Revolution, from about March, 1793, to July, 1794, during which many persons were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.
