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French Revolution
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Estate General
The three estates (Clergy, Nobles, and Common-people) meet up to discuss a new tax plan for France. This meeting was called upon because of the huge amount of spending by the king of France and the debt in France. The meeting takes place in Versailles. -
National Assembly
The third estate disagrees with the other two estates, as the third estate is paying lots of taxes, and decides to separate. The third estate form the National Assembly, and many members from the ither two estates joins the National Assembly. -
Storming of Bastille
As the National Assembly force, and revolution tension increases, revolutionists attacked the Bastille prison. The revolutionists were looking for weapons and gunpowder, and they took over the prison. The prison served as a symbol of the monarchy, and the king knew this was the point where he had no power over the people. -
Abolition of Feudalism
On this date, the National Assembly banned feudalism in France. This was a huge step on France becoming a republic, because now peasants did not have to pay homage to their lords, and now they had many choices on what to work on and did not have to pay to receive protection -
"Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen" is issued
On this date, the National Assembly issued the Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen, which stated the rights and freedoms the citizens of France have. This was an important step towards the revolution, as this gave all of the people of France their rights and freedoms, and everyone had to be respected equally. -
King Louis attempts to flee
After the Revolution forces increase power and recognition, King Louis tried to flee France and leave the country for good. He knew that his fate would end in execution by the people, so he decided to escape with his family. He left to the Austrian Netherlands, but when he was close to the border, he was stopped and sent back to Paris under close guard. He would later be executed by the Guillotine. -
Monarchy is Abolished
On this date, the National Assembly voted on removing the monarchy set in France and making France into a representative democracy. This caused the power of France to be distributed, and everyone had a vote and say in politics. -
King Louis is executed
The National Assembly votes to execute King Louis XVI. The execution takes place this date, in the Place de la Révolution. He was executed by a device named the guillotine, which chopped his head off. This was an important date in the French revolution, as this served as a symbol that the Old Regime was officially over. -
France Army Draft
Due to the wars with Prussia and Austria, the French Army had a lack of soilders. This caused the French Goverment to order a national draft. In total, they forced 300,000 men between the ages of 24 and 40 to serve the French Army. This caused France to have a powerfull army. -
Robespierre is executed
After thousands of people were executed by Maximilien Robespierre in the Reign of Terror, the National Assembly finally had enough. They all decided to execute this dictator, which would end the Reign of Terror. This would be the ending of the killings and crazy events of the Revolution and would lead the way to the Napoleonic Era.
