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Convene of Estates General Assembly
King Louis XVI eventually had to convene to the Estates General assembly due to bad harvests and costly wars in order to raise taxes. -
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National Asembly Government
Revolutionary government lead by Third Estate -
Tennis Court Oath National Assembly
resolves to not disburse until a constitution was written -
Bastille
Bastille was stormed and taken by a Paris mob -
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Great Fear
peasants attack noble manors -
Nobles of National Assembly
Nobles renounce federal rights and Jacobin Club is formed -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Assembly issues the Declaration of the Rights of Man -
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King Louis to Paris
King Louis brought form Versailles to Tuileries in Paris -
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King Louis Caught
King Louis flees to Austria and is caught in Varennes -
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Legislative Assembly Government
Constitutional government by elected officials -
Legislative Assembly Government Collapse
Paris mob storms royal palace, the Legislative Government Collapses. Justice Danton kills thousands of presumed traitors -
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National Covention governemnt
elected by universal male suffrage to rewrite constitution -
National Convention declares France a Republic
National Convention abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic -
1st Day
First day on revolutionary calendar -
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New Calendar
Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names -
Execution of King Louis XVI
National convention condemns and executes the king -
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Counter-revolutionary revolt begins
counter reveloution revolt in the Vendee region begins -
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Reign of Terror
Committee of public safety begins the reign of terror lead by Robespierre -
New Constitution
New constitution is adapted, forming a new government called the Directory -
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All things new
price controls put in place by government, dechristianization (saints names removed from streets), administrative reform of government -
Robespierre executed
In the month of Thermidor Robespierre is executed and reign of terror ends -
churches reopened
Churches are reopened -
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The Directory Governement
New constitution has 2 houses, Council of Ancients and Council of 500 -
Governemnt takeover
Government takeover removes royalists from Directory -
Napoleans takeover
Napoleons government takeover abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government, end of French Revolution
