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French Revolution
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Louis XVI
Louis XVI takes throne at age 19. He was a weak leader. He married 14 year old Marie Antoinette. -
Government of louis XVI
Louis XVI government goes bankrupt. Poor harevests. National assembly formed. -
People of Paris
People of Paris storm Bastile. Nated prison symbolized Autocratic rule. Revoltuion has begun. -
National Assembly
National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the rights and of citizen. Guareented rights of liberty, property, and sercuity. Resistance to oppression to all people. -
The Great Fear
Peasants feared nobles hiring outlaws to terroize them. Peasants rioted verasailies because theyh want Louis XVI and Marie Antoilette to go to Paris. -
Legislative Assembly
National assembly breaks apart. Legislative Assembly takes over. There is no more king. Constitutional monarchy gives assmebly power. Assembly power went to french law. -
Revolution
Revolution leader turn on each other. 3 fractions in legaslative assembly form: radicals, moderates, and conservatives. -
Louis XVI
Austria and Prussia send troops to Paris. They are doing this because they support Louis XVI. -
Invade
20,000 parisians invade Palace (royal0. Louis, Marie, and children are in prison. -
National Convention
National convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a republic. All adult male male citizens are able to vote and hold office. Woman are not given the same rights. -
Louis XVI
Dec-Jan: Louis is no longer king. Radical Jacobins sentence Louis to death. -
Louis XVI
Louis XVI got executed by the Guillotine. -
Army
Great Britain, Holland, and Spain join Prussia and Austia into fighting France. National Assemby drafts 300,000 french citizens in the army. -
Maximilien
Maximilien takes power in his own hands (revolution leader). He becomes the leader of committee to public safety. He choses who is enemy to the repulic. The committee had people executed in the same day. -
Marie Antoinette
Marie gets executed. Declare death sentence to those who challenge. -
Robespierre
Robespierre governed France. The reign of terror. 3,000 executed in Paris and 40,000 people executed in total. -
National Convention
National Committee turn on robespierre because they beleived he was a tytrant. He is executed on July 28. -
New start
Moderate leaders in National Convention draft a new constitution. Creates 2 houses of legislature adn executive body of 5 men known as the directory : Napoleon Banaparte chosen to lead Frances's armies.
