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King Louis XVI crowned
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start of French Revolution
2 causes
long term- inequality
short-term- near collapse of French government -
Estates General apen at Versailles
problems with voting -
National Assembly created
3rd Estate reacts to kings ruling in favor of 1st and 2nd estates
create National Assembly and decide to draft a constitution -
Tennis Court Oath
3rd Estate locked out of meeting
moved to tennis court and swear oath to meet until French Const. drafted -
Necker is fired
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Bastille stormed
mob of Parisians storm the Bastille
Paris is abandoned to rebels -
Great Fear
peasants riot against lords -
Nat. Assembly abolsihes rights
National Assembly votes to abolish rights of landlords and priveleges of nobles and clergy -
Declaration of Rights of Man adopted
National assembly adopts the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen -
King escorted to Paris
Parisians meet with King Louis- force him to accept new decrees
escort him to Paris -
Constitution of 1791
set up limited monarchy- legeslative assembly makes laws
legeslative assembly held first session in October of 1791 -
France declares war on Austria
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New Political Demonstrations
Paris commune organized mob- took king captive
forced legeslative assembly to suspend monarcht and called for national convention -
King Louis XVI executed
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Committee of Public Safety formed
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Reign of Terror starts
Girondins vs. Jacobins
mass executions of "enemies of the revolution" -
Marie Antoinette executed
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Maximilien Robespierre executed
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Constitution of 1795 ratified
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Napoleon's coup d'etat
overthrew French government
considered end of French Revolution
