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Farming Recession
Agraculture went down causing landowners to increase their sources of revinue. These people were working longer and harder. -
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American Revolution
France supports the American Revolution leading to debt. -
Make the rich pay?
Charles Alexandre de Calonne, national director of finance implied that nobles and upper-class should share the national debt, but the rich refused. -
Winter
A winter falls on the harvest and damages the crops leaving to further debt and poverty to farmers. -
Tennis Court
A few liberal nobiles and many clergy joined and swear the tennis court oath. On June 27 the king agrees to their commands. -
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National Assembly
The national assembly appoints a comity of 30 members to draft a constitution. Demistrations and and speeches take place at the Palais Royal. -
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The great fear
A period of the Grande Peur, peasants start robbing and burning rich people's mansion's destroying records of money. -
Constitution
The civil constitution of the clergy was passed and later in 1791 the constitution was adopted. -
War
France declares war on Austria they believe the monarchy is intending to invade France. -
Death
King Louis XVI sentenced to the guillotine -
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The reign of terror
The reign of terror court sentenced 20000 to 40000 people to death. During the time of the revolutionary tribunal sent state prisoners who encouraged revolution through Europe to the guillotine. This starts the civil war to regain the monarchy. -
Robespierre
The The national conventions arrested Robespierre along with his deputies and most who worked with him. They were all beheaded the next day. -
The New Constitution
A new constitution was adopted and it took effect after a reactionary rising in Vendemiare was suppressed by general Napoleon -
Parliament
The Parliament was purged ruthlessly. Many deputies were labeled loyalist and sent to the penal colony of french guinea. -
Fall Of the Directory
The fall of the directory heralds the french revolution.