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French reevolution
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Meeting of the Estate General
King Louis wanted to impose taxes to the nobles, so the Second Estate made him call a meeting, for the taxes to be able to be approved. This meeting took place at Versallies http://bastille-day.com/media/The-meeting-of-the-estates-general.png -
National Assembly voting
People voted for the National Assembly, in order to get rid of the absolute monarchy and to be able to start a representative government. This event then lead to the tennis court oath. http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/341/flashcards/778292/jpg/tennis-court-oath.jpg -
Storming of the Bastille
Rumors were heard that King Louis was trying to dismiss the National Assembly by involving military forces, so a mob which was searching for arms stormed The Bastille, in order to protect the city from Louis's plans. The Bastille was a prision in France. The people involved in the mob killed commanders and guards and went through the city with their heads, showing then to the people. http://www.history.com/images/media/slideshow/french-revolution/bastille-capture.jpg -
Declaration of the rights of man and citizens
This document was a document which was very similar to the document of zthe Declarsation of Independence (U.S.A). It said that a person shall live with prosperity, liberty, equal rights, and security. Something interesting about this document was that it did not yet apply to women, only to men. http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/zoebrigley/2007/01/16/449px-droits_de_lhomme_illus.jpg?maxWidth=800&maxHeight=600 -
Bread riots
Lots of women which were living in Paris, rioted against the governmnt because of the increasing prices on bead. The marched all the way into Versallies, went into the palace and made Marie Antoniette and King Louis go bck to Paris. http://whileinfrancedoasthefrench.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/peuple-a-versailles-5octobre89.jpg?w=600&h=305 -
During the year of 1790: The Assembly Reforms France
After The Declaration of the rights of Man and the Citizen document was created, the Assembly started to change France by taking over the church, and by starting to say that the church should be elected, and that they should be paid as state officials. http://www.emersonkent.com/images/assembly_notables_1787.jpg -
New Constitution created
King Louis hesitantly agreed to the National Assembly creating a new contitution which stated limited monarchy as a government, and which in result took lots of power away from the king. The constitution also introduceed the Legislative Assembly (have the power to create and reject laws). This changed the government in a very big way. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/1830VAConstConv01.jpg -
Royal family attempts to flee France
The royal family tried to escape from France, in order to go to the Netherlands, but on their way to the border, they got cought by a guard that forced them to return. This increased the family's rivals to hate them even more. https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/French%20Revolution%20II/album/slides/return%20royal%20family%20Paris.jpg -
Monarchy is abolished
The consitution of 1791 was put aside by the Legislative Assembly. It put aside/removed the king, called for a new electin of legislature, and dissolved, or broke apart the Assembly. A new governing branch was formed, it was called the National Convention. This branch made rance a republic and gave men the opportunity to vote. http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/fb0ad516bef1.jpg -
Louis XVI is sentenced tto the guillotine
Since the National Convention had taken away Louis's powers, they made him into a normal citizen. Many people were accusing him because he betrayed the government. The court declared him guilty, and he was sentenced to death in the guillotine. http://www.history.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/louis-xvi-guillotine.jpg -
New constitution is adopted
The leaders from the National Convention made plans for a third constitution to be made. This constitution gave most of the power to the "upper middle class", and made an executive branch called the Directory (corrupt people) and a two house legislature. In the end, they found Napolian Bonaparte, which turned into France's new leader, which he gave the citizens a ordered plan. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Constitution_of_May_3_in_Lithuanian_language.jpg/220px-Constit
