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Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly became the governing body of France. Its first session began on the first of October. -
French Constitution
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen formed the preamble of the French Constitution. Maximilien Robespierre supported and welcomed this document.
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The Guillotine
The first execution by guillotine was conducted on Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier. Because execution by guillotine was used so prominently during this time, the guillotine to came to be a symbol of the French Revolution. -
September Massacres
Mob led by Jean Paul Marat attacks prisons and killed around 1600 prisoners. -
Legislative Assembly to National Convention
The Legislative Assembly was terminated and the National Convention was created to make a constitution. -
End of the Monarchy
The National Convention abolished the monarchy. -
A New Government
The National Convention established the Republic of France. -
Execution of Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was executed by the order of the National Convention. -
Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety, which developed into almost a dictatorial control, was created to defend the nation and oversee the government. -
Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety
Maximilien Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety where he became the most important member. In his position of leadership in the Committee, he was able to get the support he needed to go after enemies of the Revolution. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror begins - a time where approximately 17,000 people were executed, most by guillotine. -
The Law of Suspects
The Committee of Public Safety passed the Law of Suspects that created a special revolutionary board to try the people suspected of treason against the Republic of France.
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Execution of Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette, the former Queen of France, was beheaded in Paris, France. -
The Republican Calendar
The National Convention established a new calendar called the Republican Calendar, also known as the French Revolutionary Calendar, as part of their reform. They also created their own clock to make each day have 100,000 seconds. -
The National Convention
Robespierre is almost unanimously elected president of the National Convention. -
Law of 22 Prairial Year II
The Law of 22 Prairial Year II was passed, stating that suspected enemies of the Revolution were stripped of the right of public trial; they were either cleared or put to death. Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety argued for this because he thought there needed to be more terror to enforce rules.
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror ends when Robespierre was arrested and overthrown. The fall of Robespierre also ends the jurisdiction of the Committee of Public Safety. -
Death of Robespierre
Robespierre, along with 21 of his followers, was executed by guillotine in Paris, France. 82 more of his followers were executed in the subsequent days. -
Levee en Masse
Committee of Public Safety prepares French for war. Unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 25 were drafted. -
National Convention
The governing of the National Convention was ended.
