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National Assembly
The third estate established the national assembly to pass and reform laws. They then returned to the Estate-General to demand their means be met. -
Tennis Court Oath
The National assembly locked themselves in an indoor tennis court. They would remain their until they wrote a constitution -
Bastille
The people of the third estate to release the prisoners. Their main focus was to take control over weapons and show how much power they held -
N/A>>L/A
The national assembly becomes the legislative assembly after the new constitution. The Legislative assembly was to crest laws and declare or reject wars -
Woman's March
A bunch of angry peasant women marched to Versailles. They demanded the king to give them bread he was believed to be hoarding. -
War
France declares war on Austria and Prussia -
Guillotine
On this day the guillotine was introduced to the general public of the revolution. The first nan murdered was Nicolas Pellertier. -
Hostage
Ovation of Tuileries palace by peasants. The king and his family were taken to await execution. -
Louis XVI
Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. This leading the revolutionaries to believe that their troubles were over. -
War, again
France declares war on England and The Netherlands. Thus far all they are doing is ignoring the actual problems, killing symbols, and spending money they don't have -
Committee of Public Safety
Robespierre takes control if CPS. Gaining the publics trust -
Of with her head
Marie Antoinette was executed. -
President
Robespierre is elected president of the convention -
End of Terror
Some people of the National convention turn against Robespierre. They demand he be executed a d with that final chop the peoples fear lifted -
Dead, Rethread?
Robespierre is executed. The CPS is replaced by The Thermidorian Convention -
Riot
San-Culottes riot for three days. The riots were mainly about the lack if food. -
Hero
Napoleon Bonaparte and his gunmen protected the national assembly from thousands of royalists. He became a hero in the French peoples time of need -
Jacobin
Jacobins take control of France. Well more like are elected then take control of France. -
Alliance
England, Russia, and Italy gang up against France. To make this matter official they sign a pact against France. -
Bonaparte
Napoleon takes control of the Directory