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Marie Antionette and King Louis 16th get together
They married when Marie was only 14 years old. Louis was only 15 years old. At the time, Louis wanted nothing to do with the young woman. It wasn't until later that they had a child. -
National Assembly
it was a transitional body between the Estates-General and the National Constituent Assembly. The Estate-General was called to deal with France's financial crisis. The Third estate started to meet,and called themselves the commons. -
Tennis Court Oath
It was a growing result discontent of the third estate. Deputies from the third estate,came together for a discussion of reforms proposed by Necker,prime minister. This would give the third estate a stronger voice in the estate general. -
Attack on the Bastille
Revolutionaries with muskets began firing at soldiers standing guard on the bastille's towers and then took cover in the Bastille's courtyard. That evening,mobs stormed the Paris Arsenal and another armory and acquired thousands of muskets. At dawn on July 14th,a crowd armed with muskets,swords,and various makeshift weapons began to gather around the Bastille. -
Causes of the French Revolution
Money.The French gov. went bankrupt.1st and 2nd estate refused to pay taxes.Bad Harvest.Peasants and farmers had smaller incomes or they lost there jobs.Economic crisis.Poverty among peasants.Raising prices. -
D.R.M
The Declaration of Rights of man. These rights are liberty,property,security,and resistance to oppression.The National Assembly believed that the ignorance,neglect,or contempt of the rights of man are the sole cause of public calamities. It was written by a committee headed by the Marquis de la Fayette in 1789. -
Bread March
It was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Rev. The march began among women in a market place. Rioting over the high prices and scarcity of bread. Grew a mob of thousands and encouraged by revolutionary agitators,they ransacked the city armory for weapons and march to the palace of versailles. -
Royal Escape
The royal family had many reasons to escape paris. They were under serious risk of physical violence. Also they were forced to be moved there by an angry mob. -
Death of King Louis the 16th
In 1788,Louiswas forced to reinstate France's National Assembly (the estates general) which quickly curtailed the kings power. A mob forced him to be prisoned along with his family. The National Convention condemnd Louis XVI to death. He said goodbye to his wife and children. He was sent to the guillotine were his head was cut off -
what happened after King louis XVI was beheaded
After the king died,Austria,Purssia,Spain,Portugal,Britain,and the Dutch Republic invaded France and attacked. The French had to win the war or the absolute monarchy would be crushed. -
Reign of Terror
It was a period of factional and ideological violence during the French Rev. It lasted from Spetember 5th 1794 to July 28th 1794 . Many people were guillotined....(beheaded). -
Napoleon becomes dictator of France
Became dictator in 1799. He conquered and ruled over much of western Europe. Had his army fight against Prussia...Austria....England....and Great Britain. He lost 1 battle. -
What happened after the French Revolution
It ened the monarchy in Europe. The church lost most of its power. People had more rights/freedoms. There are no longer 3 estates. The 3rd estate gained a lot,the 1st and 2nd estates lost all of their stuff. -
What happened to Napoleon
After he lost the 1 battle,he was exiled to an island called St.Helena. Once people experienced rights and freedoms they decided not to go back to an absolute monarchy.King Napoleon soon died and no one is really sure how it happened.
