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Period of the National Assembly
The National Assembly was created because the Third Estate was tired of being overpowered by the Clergy and the Royalty. Thus they rebelled and created their own group to have more say in government. -
Tennis Court Oath
The assembly was locked out of their usual meeting spot so they assembled in a tennis court and made an oath. The oath was that they would agree not to separate and assemble where ever circumstances take them anymore until a new constitution was created. -
Storming of the Bastille
The assembly stormed the Bastille because they believed the king was sending troops to end their rebellion. This was wrong because the king was actually sending troops to defend or protect them -
Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly was created because the National Assembly was overruled by the king. Also many of the members no longer believed in the views of the national assembly after they sold the Church's land. -
Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria and Prussia
On April 20th, France invaded Austria and Prussia trying to gain more land and to turn the rest of Europe like them. They were losing at first but as the war went on, their army began to gain more success until they eventually won the war -
Arresting of the King
The King fled the country when the Third estate was rebelling. After he figured it had cooled down he went back but got stopped in Paris. He was then arrested and later guillotined. -
Period of the National Convention
The National Convention was created after the Legislative Assembly was destroyed. It governed France during the most crucial time of the French Revolution -
Thermidorean Reaction
Robespierre was denounced by member of the National Convention leading to multiple other associates. All of them were arrested and beheaded the following day. -
Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety was created for the sole purpose of the protection of the citizens against foreign attacks and internal rebellions. As the Committee tried to meet the dangers of a coalition of European nations and counter-revolutionary forces within the country, it became more and more powerful. -
The Directory
The Directory was created after the Committee of Public Safety was disbanded. It was put in place to govern the country but was eventually overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Ending of the Reign of Terror
After two years of work, the Directory ended the Jacobin's reign of terror. Mass executions had stopped, exiles relaxed, and the Jacobin political party disbanded -
Netherlands and Switzerland Victories
After several defeats the French military was suffering major penalties and debt. The victories against the Netherlands and Switzerland restored the French military positions but eventually the Directory lost support and when Napoleon returned from exile, he abolished the Directory
