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The Thrid Estate Revolts
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The Tennis Court Oath
The deputies arrived at their meeting place, only to find the doors had been locked. They then moved to a nearby indoor tennis court and swore that they would continue meeting until they had a new constitution. The oath they swore is known as the Tennis Court Oath. -
Storming of the Bastille
Nine hundred Parisians gathered in the courtyard of the Bastille. The price of bread was raised to a record high, leaving the crowd hungry and agitated. A group of attackers managed to lower the two drawbridges over the moat. After four hours of fighting, the prison warden surrendered. The kinds authority had collapsed. All over riots were breaking out. The rebellion became part of the vast panic called the Great Fear. -
Removing Power
National Assembly abolishes all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. It proclaimed all men were equal and free befoe the law, appoinment to public office should be based on talent, and no group is excused from taxation. Freedom of speech and press were affirmed. -
The Church
The church is brought under control of the state. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed. It said bishops and priests were to be elected by people and the Church hierarchy, and the state would also pay the salaries of the bishops and priests. Many Catholics because enemies of the revolution. -
The Constitution of 1791
The Constitution of 1791 set up a limited monarchy. Instead of the king, Legislative Assembly would make the laws. Only certain people could vote. -
War With Austria
Other European leaders began to fear the French Revolution would spread to their countires. Austria and Prussia threatened to restore Louis XVI to full power. To defend themselves, Legislative Assembly decided to declare war on Austria. -
The Paris Commune
Paris radicals decided to attack the Legislative Assembly and the king. The took the king captive and suspend the monarchy to call for a National Convention. One of their main goals was to have all men be able to vote instead of the man's citizen status. They called themselves the sans-colottes. -
The French Republic
The new National Convention began meeting. They were drafted to make a new constitution. All strongly disliked the kind. Their first major action was to abolish the monarchy and establish the French Republic. -
The New Calender
A form of de-Christianization was the adoption of the new calender. Years were no longer numbers of Jesus' birth. The calendar contained twelve months. Each month consitsted of three 10 day weeks. Month names were based on agriculture or climate. The calendar eliminated Sundays , which involved church services and Christian holidays. -
Louis' Execution
In early 1793, the Mountain convinced the Convention to pass a decree on Louis' death. The king was beheaded on the guillotine. -
Reign of Terror
The time torwards the end of the French Revolution. It was caused between two political adversaries; the Ginrondins and the Jacobins. -
The Directory
The directory was commitee consisting by five members. The directory was recieving negativity from conservatives and radicals. To stay in power they took a military route. -
Coup d'etat
The sucessfull and popular general Napoleon Bonaparte toppled the Directory in a Coup d'etat (a suppen overthow of the government) and he seized power.
