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National Constituent Assembly
Timeperiod in which the Early French Revolution started due to the inequality of the priviliged staments with the non-priviliged staments, the rise in taxes for The Third Estate, the absolutist policies of the King Louis XVI etc... -
Formal opening of the Estates General
Historical event in which the Estates-Generals was created by the King Louis XVI, this assembly was formed by the three states:
(First Estate):The clergy
(Second Estate):The nobility
(Third Estate):The peasants
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Tennis Court Oath
Historical event that consisted in a meeting between the deputies of the Estates-Generals when they made an oath in a Tennis Court near the Versailles Palace that said that 'they would not stop meeting until France had a constitution'
It happened because the King Louis XVI decided to shut down the Estates-Generals after it would be decided what to do after financial crisis. -
Storming of the Bastille
Historical event in which the state prison 'Bastille' in east Paris, was attacked by a crowd of parisians citizens after the King Louis XVI decided to increase the taxes which made the peasants to suffer from hunger and be even poorer, while the privilages staments didn't even pay taxes. -
The August Decrees
Historical event which involved the creation of a set of 19 articles that abolished feudalism, included tax collection to the upper classes (nobility and clergy) and also took away some more privileges that they had, making France a more equitative state -
The Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Historical event in which The Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen was writen, this document was very influential to the creation of the future constitutions due to the basic rights that it gave to the citizens some of this are:
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The Flight to Varennes
Historical event that was based on an attempt of the King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette and their family to escape from the radical movement of The French Revolution .When they were in Varennes trying to run away, they were found by a local postmaster and finally captured. -
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Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly was the place where the laws and political debate happened after France was in a state of change because of the French Revolution, the assembly started a constitutional regime that was agreed to do in the Tennis Court Oath. -
The Assembly declares war on Austria
Historical event that started The French Revolutionary Wars in which the French Assembly decided to spread their revolutionaries ideas to the other kingdoms in order to take away the other forms of goverment that they had like the absolutist monarchies. -
Storming of the Tuileres Palace
Historical event in which the Tiuleres Palce (king's residence) was attacked by revolutionaries in Paris. This event defined the end of the reign of Louis XVI and the start of a new era which would be the French Republic. -
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1st French Republic
Period of time after the abolishion of the monarchy in France in which a number of parliamentary and republican regimes were implemented in order to put order in the country and make it a better place -
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National Convention
Main institution after the storming of the Tuileries Palace and the other two assemblies that were created in The French Revolution, made in order to create a stable republic. It was formed by 749 deputies without a distinction of classes. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Historical event which consisted in the execution of Louis XVI after The French Revolution took place in France, it was done at the Place de la Révolution in Paris, he was killed in public with a guillotine. This event marked the end of Louis XVI and the absolutist monarchs in France. -
Execution of Robespierre
Historical event in which Robespierre was executed in the Place de la Revolution (same place where the King Louis XVI was executed) after in one speech he told that there were some 'internal enemies', he didn't name them but Jean-Lambert Tallien a french politician fearing that he would report him he turned the Convention against him and finally killed Robespierre. -
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Directory
Comitte formed by five members which set up a constitution, this comitte failed to improve the economic situation of the country it also suffered from corruption, after it lost the support from the county, Napoleon Bonaporte decided to replace it with the French Consulate, action that ended the third stage of The French Revolution. -
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The Napoleonic Era
The Napoleonic Era was the fourth and the last stage of The French Revolution, it was characterized because of the creation of the Civil Code and the wars and battles that France had due to the desire of Napoleon Bonaporte to conquist Europe and spread his political beliefs -
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The Consulate
Top french govermental institution estabilished after the abolishment of The Directory, in this period Napoleon Bonaporte was the head of state with a more authoritarian, autocratic, and centralized republican view. -
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The Empire
Timeperiod of The French Revolution, when Napoleon Bonaporte reigned France making it an empire, estabilishing the hegemony of the republic and also expanding his ideology throughout all the European continent. -
Battle of Trafalgar
Naval engagement between the British Royal Navy against the fleets of France and Spain, this battle was part of the Napoleonic Wars as France was trying to conquer the English Channel in order to conquer more parts of Europe. United Kingdom won the war, estabilishing the British Naval supremacy for the next years -
Battle of Austerlitz
Decesive batttle which formed part of the Napoleonic Wars, France was cronfonting The Austrian Empire and Russia, after France won the battle, Austria was forced to make peace with France and keep Prussia out of the anti-French alliance for a limited period of time. -
Battle of Leizpig
One of the most important battles and the largest from the Napoleonic Wars, the coalition of Sweeden, Austria, Prussia and Russia was involved fighting against France, this battle happened in order to stop the French Nation from expanding its territory. The coalition won the war defeating the French army. -
Battle of Waterloo
Decesive battle which happened next to the village of Waterloo, France was fighting against the coalition of Prussia, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The allies won the war puting an end to the Napoleonic Wars and the imperial power of France.