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Estates General Meeting
the clergy (First Estate), the nobles (Second Estate), and the common people (Third Estate) who were all Summoned by King Louis XVI to propose solutions to his government's financial problem -
Storming the Bastille
The storming of Bastille which was a prison and it symbolized power and authority. They stormed it it showed abuse to the French monarchy. -
The Great Fear
Grain shortage of the spring. An up rise of the peasants came out because there were rumors of people foreign coming out and burning their crops and the peasants robbed the richer people too. -
Tennis Court Oath
This was when the members who represented the third estate were locked out of the meeting of all the estates in the palace of versailles. The group met in a tennis court close to the palace and made the tennis court oath, which was a vow that none of the members would leave until they established a constitution that limited the powers of the king. -
August Decrees
A bunch of people emigrated to the cities in France and they had a lack of authority and there were a lot of uprisings and riots and they were out of control. This August Decrees abolished all of the privileged rules of the nobles and all of that and also crushed the feudal system. This was mainly used for the peasants to look forward and act as a good community and also encourage toward peace and harmony. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was influenced by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen’s was to give people their natural rights. -
Women’s March on Versailles
Nearly rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread these women besieged the palace and, in a dramatic and violent confrontation, they successfully pressed their demands upon King Louis XVI. They took him back to Paris. These events took the independence away from the king. -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Civil Constitution of the Clergy which was a law passed confiscated the Church's French land holdings.It did complete the destruction of the monastic orders, legislating out of existence. hey were deciding whether they should vote by estate, giving the first two estates an advantage.Of which that was what the king had in mind. It would be giving the Third Estate the advantage. It was brought to an end when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly that invited the other two estates to joi -
Constitution of 1791
the constitution allowed king louis the xvi to continue rule but under a limited monarchy it was important because it was the revolution's first attempt at limiting the king's power -
September Massacres
This was when the people of france suspected that foreign armies would attack and free frances prisoners so they killed a large majority of prisoners. This showed that the revolutionist were ready to do what it takes to help protect there country -
Establishment of the French Republic
This was one of the most important events because it was when the national convention established france as a republic. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Louis was the absolute controlling king of france he was charged with high treason by the national convention and beheaded. This was a big accomplishment because the rebels were finally rid of the ruler so they could make their own type of government -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Was condemned for treason by the revolutionary forces and later executed she was the wife of louis the XVI. This was a significant victory for the revolution because they now had the people that oppressed them dead. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre said that king louis had committed treason and was a key political figure against the king. He was arrested by the national assembly but was not put in jail he later shot himself but ended up failing to deal a fatal blow. He was finally arrested again and beheaded.
