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Meeting of the Estates General
It was a meeting of the states of france: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people. It was a meeting to propose solutions about France's financial status. -
Voted to establish the National Assembly- leads to the Tennis Court Oath
It was the first time that the french overpose King Louis XVI and were contradicting his favor. It actually took place in a tennis court and was a pledge to not execute decisions made by the king. -
Storming of the Bastille
The prison in Paris which is a big and massive fortress had shown royal authority, it was a symbol of the abuse of monarchy during the time in France. There was a big fire involving the prison resulting in many deaths. -
Feudalism is ended, divisions between estates ended.
The revolution between the royal and the estates of france has a resolution. The estates that separated the people and all the classes have endedn and the feudalism has also been abolished. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The constitution of france inspired by Thomas Jefferson created a declaration of rights of the man and citizen that establishes the rights of all people in France. -
Bread Riots
They were various events of civil unrest that were mostly interpreted by women. During these times women and men invaded shops and stole from them. -
Assembly Reforms France
It was a revoulitonary assembly formed by the third estate (the common people) which was later the national assembly and also a assembly with more justice and acceptance towards the people. -
Royal Family Attempts to Flee France
King Louis XVI attempted to flee France in fear that his and his family's life were in risk. They tried to go to Austria as Marie Antoinette's brother was the emperor of Austria and thought it would be safe there. Yet they failed because they were recognized on the way there and got them arrested. -
New constitution- limited monarchy- Legislative Assembly created
The first constitution of France was written when the absolute monarchy in France had collided. This new constitution was very different and adopted constitutionality. -
Legislative Assembly delcares war on Austria and Prussia
European monarchs were keeping an eye on France seeing as the revolution was taking place and were worried that the revolution would keep on spreading to european countries. The monarchs were united and launched against France they wanted war because they thought it would unify the country. On April 1792 France had declared war on Austria and Prussia. -
Abolished the monarchy
On September, 1792 the french monarchy had been abolished and Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois had proposed this movement with some contradictions but hesitated enough to make this move be established.
