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Creation of the National Assembly
The Assembly went to a tennis court and created an oath saying they would not leave until the votes were fair. The King relented this and let each representative have a vote. -
Bastille Day
This was the start of the revolution. The people marched to and captured Bastille which was a symbol of King Louis XVI's poser. By capturing Bastille, it symboled his power was no longer absolute. -
Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen
This document defined the individual and collective rights of all man are universal (equal). -
Parliaments abolished
The National Assembly agreed in abolishing the parliamentss -
First written constitution
The first written constitution was written establishing constitutional monarchy. -
Aboltion of Royalty and Proclamation of first French Republic
The National convention decided upon abolishing monarchy and trying out a republic. -
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette executed
They were gulliotined to make sure they wouldn't try to take back power. -
Reign of Terror
This was the beginning of the 2 years of killing "supposed" enemies of the French Revolution by using the gulliotine -
1st bicameral constitution
The first bicameral constitution was written. The bicameral constitution made 2 legislative branches. -
Napoleon staged coup d'teat
Napoleon Bonaparte took over the government and declared himself the first consul.
