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The French Revolution
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Estates General Precursor
King Louis XVI agreed that the Estates General should meet for the first time in quite a long time. -
The Meeting (and new legislature)
Because the third estate was mis-represented in the voting process, they became a legislature that named themselves the "National Assembly" with the ability to make laws -
The Storming of the Bastille
One of the first violent acts of the French Revolution, a group of Parisians stormed the Bastille, which they saw as a sign of oppression from the French monarchy. -
The Definite End of French Feudalism
The National Assembly ousted the taxes that peasants owed to the various landowners. -
The National Assembly Transforms
The National Assembly completed its' constitution, and became the National Legislature, and gave certain citizens voting rights -
A Foreign Issue
Austria and Prussia were worried about uprisings within their own respective kingdoms, and as a result put out a warning against those thinking of harming French monarchs -
Monarch's End
Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and their offspring were protested against and thrown in jail. The Legislative Assembly disbanded, and the Old Order was weakened greatly. -
The Radicals Come Into Control
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The Excecution of Louis XVI
To prevent the monarchy's return, Louis was decapitated by way of a guillotine. -
The Fight Against the Revolution
Several countries banded together and made war against France, for fear that the revolution would spread beyond France. -
A New Government
The national convention met again, and limited voting rights, and the Directory was made.