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Estates General Meeting
The meeting of the representatives from each estate in which King Louis XVI was going to announce he was raising taxes. The third estate members stood up to him. -
National Assembly Formed
The third estate representatives were locked out of the Estates General Meeting. -
Tennis Court Oath declared
The National Assembly vowed to not stop meeting until France had a new constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
The people of France stormed the Bastille so they could get weapons and gunpowder to fight the King. They tore down the Bastille because it stood for everything that was wrong with France at that time. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man Written
The National Assembly wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man Written. It is similar to the Declaration of Independence of the United States. -
Legislative Assembly makes laws in France
The Legislative assembly was made up of radicals, moderates, and conservatives and they made the laws. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis was publicly executed by use of the Guillotine. -
Committee of Public Safety governs France
A 12 man council lead by Maxamilien Robespierre ruled France and made decisions during the reign of terror -
The Reign of Terror
Time period when people were killed for being believed to be against the revolution -
Dechristianization
Maxamilien Robespierre tried to take away the power of the Church and get rid of Catholicism in France -
Execution of Maxamilien Robespierre
Maxamilien Robespierre was executed with the guillotine to end the reign of terror -
The directory controls France
A five man group ran France without for five years from 1795-1799 -
Napoleon takes over in a coup d'etat
Napoleon seized power by use of force but was mostly supported by citizens -
Napoleon signs concordat with Catholic Church
Napoleon signed an agreement with the Pope. It said that France recognized the influence of the Church but didn't let the Church control National affairs. -
Napoleon crowns himself the emperor of France
Napoleon decided to make it official that he held all the power and declared himself emperor. This however wasn't exactly what the people wanted. -
Napoleon creates the Napoleonic Code
Napoleon created a uniform set of laws that eliminated injustice but restricted freedom -
Napoleon died after he was banished to the island of St. Helena
Napoleon was banished to the island of St. Helena when he took too much power and started losing battles
