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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call the Estates general into session
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
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The French Revolution
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Estate- general meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd estate . Had not met in 175 years. -
3rd Estatre refused to abide by the kings one vote for each estate order
The 3rd estate, which had the most representitives, were only allowed to vote one time and were usually outvoted 2:1 by the other estates. b/c king Louis did not change laws to be more fair they proclaimed themselves legislature with right to make laws up for France. > National Assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
When King Louis locked the 3rd Estate out of their usual metting place so they resorted by saying they would hold thier meeting in an indoor tennis court and no one would leave till the constitution for France was written. -
The Storming of the Bastille
the king had sent troops out and was thougt to be used for force on the revolutionaries, the members of the National Assembly wanted to be armed and ready so they setout to seize the Bastille. > an old prison that was then used to hold weapons . -
Great Fear Begins
The 3rd Estate feared the king would punish them for the rebellion and false rumors were spread that cause everyone to be scared. -
National Assembly Abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
The National Assembly eliminated the feudal dues and services that the peasents owed to the landowners. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
all men are born equal and are equal in the eyes of law. > the people deserve freedom of speech, press, and religion. But women were excluded and didnt get one hundred percent of liberty, equality, and fraternity like the men did. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
Around 7,000 women had marched from Paris to Versailles demanding bread that Marie Antoinette was believed to be hoarding in the palace >to make peace King Louis promised to return to Paris and live in the Tuileries Palace w. his family. -
Royal Family Flight from Varennes
The family ran away because they were scared of the revolutionaries . -
New Constitution adopted
A new legislative Assembly was added to the bosy in which citizens gained broad voting rights but on any tax paying man atleast 25 years old had the right to vote. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
the assembly to debate wqhether the revolution was over or needed more change to the new government style. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal Family must not be harmed or else..
Austria warns the french not to harm the monarchs and sends 50,000 troops to stand at the border so Frances army being ill prepared, were beaten by Austrian troops, -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned -
French defeat foreign invaders ( Austria and Prussia) who are attempting to preserve the monarchy.
France turns the tides of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders -
End of the Reign of Terror - execution of Robespierre
Pople were being punished on the gulletine which sent out frieght to most people and it ended when the leader had his head cut off . -
National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the Directorate
The governing board passed reforms to help rebuild and improve farmers and trading. -
Napolean named first Consul
A forced transfer of power to creat peace and rest. -
Coronation of Napolean Boaparte as Emporer of France
Napolean is declared the french leader by the people and recognized by other foreign powers as the Emporer and is coronated by the archbishop of Reims.
