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Estates General Called Part 2
Although they held 90% of the population their vote was counted as one but the other two estates would vote against the third estate as each of their votes per estate were also worth one, them voting together against the third estate made it impossible for positive change They were able to accomplish nothing in the meeting and no positive changes were made. After no changes were made from the better good of the third estate, they decided to storm out and have their own meeting. -
Estates General Called Part 1
The estates general meeting had previously not been called in 175 years as they found no need to, however King Louis the XVI was not meant for the role so he was very weak as king and needed to consult the estates as for what he should do regarding the current money crisis that was happening in France. This meeting was somewhat of a failure for the third estate. -
National Assembly Formed
The Nation Assembly was a basically the third estate coming together and attempting to identify as one. They did this because the third estate wanted change made in France but weren't able to get it as the second and first estates would just pair up and vote against them at the estates general meeting. The national assembly was there response they figured if they joined as one they would be able to accomplish more as a whole. -
Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath was an oath made by the third estate that they would not waiver or seperate until change was made. This occured, as you would guess, at/in an indoor tennis court this was another staple of the revolution as this bound stuck true and helped the third estate accomplish more down the line. -
The Storming of The Bastille
The storming of the Bastille is the first piece of defiance that we see from the third estate. It was an attempt to bust the prisoners out as they were thought to hold similar values to the third estate. Although they were successful in their goal of breaking out prisoners and gathering weapons, there were only 7 prisoners in the entire prison. The storming of the Bastille is seen as the spark of the revolution as you see the third estate rise up and defy the absolute monarchy that was in place. -
Constitutional Monarchy Formed Part 1
We see the start of the constitutional monarchy after the women’s march. The women’s march was a riot by women to get the king and queen to move to Paris, so a group of women started their march to Versialle. They marched to Versialle and along their journey picked up more women who had the same ideals, these women with pitchforks eventually made their way to Versaille and the place of residence of the king and queen. -
Constitutional Monarchy Formed Part 2
They demanded that they come to Paris and be able to view what is happening to their subjects. Some women burst into the castle and kill some guards. King Louis the XVI says yes and is escorted to Paris. This is the start of the change from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy as the third estate is starting to gain some leverage and power. As time goes on the third estate continues to gain leverage and the fade of the absolute monarchy fades into a constitutional monarchy. -
Constitutional Monarchy Overthrown
A constitutional monarchy that had been formed not so long ago had some errors in which people had been getting mad at so what they decided is to get rid of this king/leader of the monarchy as a whole. The demolish of the monarchy allowed for France to put something new into place, this being the French Republic. -
King Louis the XVI and Marie Antoinette Beheaded
After Austria and Prussia had wanted to reinstate King Louis XVI to the throne, King Louis XVI was held to a court date in which he was found guilty of treason. Out of all punishments the radicals had decided that the guillotine would be his punishment. On January 21st, 1793, King Louis XVI headed to the guillotine for his execution and a couple months late on October 19th, 1793, Marie Antoinette was also executed by the guillotine. -
Reign of Terror Begins
The reign of terror was a time in France where the killing rate was through the roof. Anytime anything was said with remorse for the king and queen the person would be executed. Executions were performed on the guillotine. The reign of terror was a treacherous time for those in France. There were murders occurring on the daily and you had to be very mindful of the way you said anything or else you may be next on the guillotine. -
The Reign of Terror Ends
After almost a year of the reign of terror in July of 1794 it came to a end. Maximilien Robespierre was the final victim of the guillotine during the reign of terror. The revolution continued until 1799.