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Agriculture Recession
The lower class worked harder and was taxed more. -
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France supports Patriots
By supporting them in the American Revolution, the national debt increased. -
Assembly of Notables
Charles Alexandre de Calonne called an Assembly of notables to have the upper class share in the national devt by paying taxes. -
Harvest Failure
The winter is extreme and food becomes even more scarce and expensive. -
Meeting of the Estates
Called in order to discuss and approve a new tax plan. -
National Assembly
Committee appointed to draft a constitution. the National Assembly proclaims it has full authority and power to decree laws. -
Bastille
The storming and fall of the Bastille. -
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Period of the Grande Peur
Also known as Great fear. Peasants begin to rob and burn the mansions of the rich. -
Constitution of 1791
The Constitution of 1791 was adopted. -
Guillotine
Louis XVI sentenced to the guillotine. -
National draft
Required all able-bodied men to enlist in the army. -
Republican Army
The republican army gain command and all churches are closed. Any dissidence considered counter revolutionary. -
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Thermidorian Reaction
Anarchy and inflation almost overwhelmed the country. -
Robespierre Arrested
Robespierre and his deputies arrested by the National Convention and beheaded the next day. -
New constitution
New constitution adopted and took effect after rising in Vendemiare was suppressed. -
End of the Revolution
The Directory falls, which heralds the end of the French Revolution.