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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to have the Estates General
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobiltiy wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
Estates General meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve the new tax ont the Third Estate. Had not met in 175 years. -
Third Estate refuses to abide by one vote per estate
Proclaim themselves a legislature called, National Assembly. Meaning the Third Estate makes their own laws for France. -
Tennis Court Oath
The new National Assembly is now officially forming their own government. The anarchy has begun and so has the widespread of Revolutionary activity. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The raid made the newly declared Revolutionaires symbolise their efforts to resist the oppression and to put it at an end. If violence is nessacary such actions will be made. -
Great Fear Begins
It caused France to be in deep fear of KIng Louis XVI because it was rumored he would punish The people of Franceby using foreign soldiers. In reality the peasents were revolting against the nobility. -
National Assembly abolishes Fuedalism
The years of debt has just vanished and everyone of the Third Estate no longer abides by the laws of the First Estate, casuing the crumble of the French Monoarchy and the Old Order. -
Declaration of the Right's of Man
This document now declares all men are born equal and remain equal under the law. This specifically only applies to men these rights are not granted to women. Basically this is the law in which France's new social structure is based on. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
This is the most signifacant events of the French Revolution because an angry mob successfully pressed their demands upon King Louis XVI, the next day the King and his family and most of the French Assembly were brought to Paris. King Louis XVI is officially powerless. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
Ultimately the Royal Family's unseuccesful attempt to escape to the fortress at Montemdy,made the Royal Family face the charges of treason. This soon led to the execution of King Louis XVI. -
New Constitution adopted
This constitution which established popular soveignty was reluctantly accepted by King Louis XVI. The National Assembly began its legal presence in the French state based on the principle of centralism. -
Beggining of Legislative Assembly
The focus of poilitical debate and revolutionary law-making. Some wanted to form a constitutional monarchy, and others (Jacobins) felt more was needed to be done to the oppressors. -
Brunswick manifesto threatens France, dont hurt the Royal Family
This spurred furious emotions to the revolutionaries to go to war with counter-revolutionary monarchies. Many uprisings, riots and mobs occured causing chaos like massacring people especially with the gulotine. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
This led to the end of the monarchy and the replacement of the Legislative Assembly by the New Convention. -
French Monarchy is abolished
Revolutionary government votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal Family imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invaders (Austria and Rusiia)
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
The execution of King Louis XVI
He was the first of the many victims that would die during the Reign of Terror. The guilotine killed thousands inits years before the people of France realized they were killing everyone. -
Committee of Public Safety Established
Became the new executive government in France during the Reign of Terror, succeding the Committee of General Defense. Their role was to protect the Republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion. -
Law of Suspects passes, begginning of Reign of Terror
The people were required to verify if they are in anyway related or connected to the enemies of the Revolution and if they are will be immeadiatly arrested. -
End of Reign of Terror - Robespierre executed
Robespierre's execution marked the end of the reign of terror. Because he was head of the Committee of Public Safety which is solely responsible of the Reign of Terror. -
Creation of the Directorate
The new form of government in France is the directory system. Many people did not like the directory system and felt it should end. Although the Directorate had great military success. -
Napolean named first Consul
This is the edn of the Directorate and the start of a new path France would follow. Starting the Napoleonic Empire, Napolean never claimed himself head of state, but head of government. -
Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of France
Napolean is now Emperor of France and his expedition to rule almost all of the European civilization begins.
