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The Estates-General
King Louis XVI convened The Estate-General in 1789. He hoped to use the conference to solve the country's financial problems. After the conference, Louis XVI wanted to solve the financial problem by taxing the third class of plebeians. This event had a major impact on the French Revolution, and this conference was the trigger for the French Revolution. The third class formed its own parliament.
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The Tennis Court Oath
The third class formed an independent parliament to rebel against the crown. Royal officials locked delegates out of the regular meeting hall on June 20, and a third class took over the tennis courts. They decided to write a new constitution here. This event is very important because it shows the spirit of resistance of the people.
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The storming of the Bastille Prison
The sacking of Jacques Necker, the finance director, was seen as an attack on the National Assembly. A group of French citizens attacked the Bastille prison. They stole gunpowder and weapons to fight the royal family. The storming of the Bastille was the first direct conflict of the French Revolution. He represented the beginning of the French Revolution.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly issued the Declaration of Human and Civil Rights. The document contained the revolutionary's basic belief that all men are created free and equal. The charter had a great influence on the new French constitution. The Legislative Assembly replaced the National Assembly. This declaration is important because it defines the principles of the French Revolution.
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Women’s march on Versailles
The French people are starving because of debt. In addition, the king raised the price of bread to compensate for his financial problems, causing much unrest. A group of women began protesting in the marketplace of Paris. They marched from Paris to The Palace of Versailles, and the king was forced to follow the mob back to Paris. This was a major turning point in the French Revolution, when the royal family was brought under control and basically lost control of the country. -
The royal family tried to escape
The king began to fear for his life and that of his family. He planned to flee France and wait out the revolution in Austria. They snuck out of the Tuileries palace. However, he was arrested the next day and taken back to Paris. The incident deepened the people's hostility towards the royal family.
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The King’s execution
The French considered him a traitor. Angry people stormed the Tuileries palace and demanded the execution of the royal family. The king and queen were taken to prison. They were guillotined and beheaded in the streets of Paris. This event marked the formal abolition of the monarchy and was an important event in French history. Since then, the people have more power.
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The Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety arrested half a million people during that period. It was a reign of terror and tens of thousands of people were executed. Maximilien Robespierre executed some of them even though there was not enough evidence to prove their guilt. It was a dark history, but it also cleared the enemy and protected the country.
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Robespierre’s execution
Robespierre was blinded by power, and the excessive killing disturbed the other members of the Committee. Robespierre was finally executed on July 27, 1794. Thus ended the Reign of Terror. This event brought great Terror to France, and the end of the Reign of Terror marked the end of the French Revolution.
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COUP OF 18TH BRUMAIRE
After the Directory acquired executive power, it gradually became corrupt and had financial problems due to mismanagement. 11. The Directory is replaced by three "consuls", of whom Napoleon. The French Revolution was over. This is a very important event because he overthrew the French system of government, and set the stage for Napoleon's despotism.
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