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Estates General Meeting
Meeting concerning the third estate and the complaints about the estate system. Third Estate is locked out -
National Assembly Formed
Third Estate believes it should have representation in the votes, so it creates the National Assembly represent the third estate -
Tennis Court Oath Declared
An oath declaring that they will no stop until they have a new French Constitution that supports the third estate -
Storming of the Bastille
The third estate storms the bastille, a major french prison that was a major symbol of the king and his power. They tear the whole prison down using sheer manpower and only using their hands -
Declaration of the Rights of Man Written
Declaration calling for the end of tyranny, equal rights and representation for all men, freedom of the press and freedom of speech -
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Legislative Assembly makes laws in France
Legislative assembly creates a constitutional monarchy with Louis XVI as the head of state. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis Executed after trying to escape, accused of treason -
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Committee of Public Safety governs France
12 man council who essentially ruled France with a multi-man dictatorship type of government -
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Dechristianization
Robespierre wanted to entirely dechristianize France, and even created his own religion to substitute for it: the festival of the supreme being -
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The Reign of Terror
A time period in which 40,000 people were killed and anyone who didn't believe in the revolution was to be executed. -
Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
Robespierre Executed because he had become too drunk with power, and it was essentially a dictatorship again -
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The Directory controls France
Temporary government made up of five men, trying to make sure that no violence broke out -
Napoleon takes over in a coup d’etat
members of the Directory conspired with Napoleon to take over the French government by means of a coup d'état -
Napoleon signs Concordat with Catholic Church
Concordat was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII which solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status. -
Napoleon creates the Napoleonic Code
Napoleonic code gave France a uniform set of laws and eliminated many injustices. Limited liberty and promoted order and authority over individual rights. freedom of speech/press is banned, and slavery is reinstalled in the french colonies of the Caribbean -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
Napoleon crowns himself the emporer of France in part so that France would have a stable govenrment and leader -
Napoleon dies after he is banished to island of St. Helena
Napoleon banished to st helena after being defeated at the battle of waterloo, essentially put under house arrest at st helena until his death
