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Louis XIV dies leaving France in dept
Louis XIV was known as Louis the Great or the Sun King. During his rule he made France have the largest population and the greatest army, But he left France in a dept from making and maintaining Versallies. He also had to borrow money from other country's to pay for war, So he had a war dept to pay which added on to France's dept . -
The meeting of the Estates General
The estates general is an assembly of representatives from all three estates and each estate had one vote. Some economic problems was the the third estates kept on being out voted by the first and second estates. Louis XIV called for it because he wanted to tax the second estates to get more money. -
The formation of the National Assembly and tennis court Oath
It was formed because the third estate basically had no say in the estates general because they kept on getting out bolted by the first and second estate so they made the National Assembly and tennis has court outh because they locked the third estate out of their voting room so they moved into a tennis court. The tennis has court outh was A pledge. -
The storming of the Bastille
A mod stormed the Bastille to get weapons and killed the guards and some prisoners. The prison was a symbolic act that started the revolution. -
Declaration of the rights of Man
The declaration of rights of man was a statement of reolutionary ideals . The rights claimed that all men were born with freedom and equal rights. The rights guaranteed Liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. It all gave citizens equal justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. -
The royal family attempts to escape
The royal family tried to escape from France to Austria Netherlands because some of Louis XIV 's advisers warmed him that him and his family were in danger. When they was near the border they were apprehended and returned back to Paris under guard. -
September Massarces
Angry mod raided the prisons and murded over 1000 prisoners. -
Louis is executed
His execution made him the first victim of the reign of terror. His wife later but the same year. -
Austria and Prussia joing against French
The French drafted 300,000 citizens. The army grew and they included woman. -
Robespierre becomes leader of the committee of public safety/Reign of Terror
Robespierre was the leader of the jacobins and he closed churches, got rid of Sunday's, and wipe out the old France. The committee of public safety/reign was for to protect France against its enemies and to watch over the government under Robespierre's leadership. The region of terror happened when Robespierre became a dictator and he exicuted anyone who was a suspected of being " enemies of revolution." That made citizens stay true to the ideas of the revolution. -
A new government is formed
It was placed in the hands of the middle class and called for a two-house legislature and an executive body of five mean known as the directory. -
Robespierre becomes leader of the Committee of public safety/Reign of Terror
Robespierre was the leader of the jacobins he closed churches, got rid of Sunday's, and wiped out the old France. Committee of public exercised executive power in France. The region of Terror was when Robespierre became a dictator and he exicuted anyone who was suspected of being an "engines of revolution" It made citizens remain true to the ideas of the revolution. -
Robespierre is executed
Robespierre got over thrown and the same day he was guillotined with out trial along with his brother and other people. -
Enemies of revolution
People who troubled. For example they challenged his leadership who where other leaders and fellow radicals.
