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Nobility forces king to call General Estate metting
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 Estae refuse to abide
Since the Third Estate had more representatives than the First and Second Estates, they declared themselves as legislature to make laws for France. -
Tennis Court Oath
The third Estate esemble at tennis court for a meeting, in which they swore not to leave till constitution for France is written down. -
The Storrming of the Bastille
When the king ordered troops to preserve the monarchy, when the third eatate tried to get the weapons from Bastille. -
The Great Fear Begins
After the storming of Bastille, the great fear was the outcome that the king might punish the third estate and rumors like these created more violence and chaos in France. -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism
The National Assembly began to change rules like the first estate's legal privilages were cancelled, and eliminationg all feudal dues and services of peasants that they owed. This assembly eventually crumbles monarchy. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the rights of men gave the French people freedom and protection to their rights. This was the first step to make all the Estate people equal. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles
When the king did the same mistake of calling the troops again for the throne's protection, comon people became angry because he might crash thier revilution. So the Women marched around in Paris for asking bread and breaking into places. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
Louis XVI and his family tried runnig away from the problems and people's revolution, but they were arrested. -
New Constitution adopted
The NAtional Assembly sold the churches and made clergies into public employees. Also wrote down the constitution improved the lives of third estate. -
Beginnig of Legislative Assembly
The National Assembly created the legislature body, and gave natural rights like the right to vote, and restricted king's power. The new changes were making a fair government. -
Warning of Brunswik Manifesto
The Brunswick Manifesto warned that if the Royal family gets hurt, they will burn Paris and hurt the civilians. This made king feel a lot safer becasue he was workin gwith allies to protect himself. This provoked the legisaltives and they declare a war and France was defeated. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
This event was effective towards removing the monarchy. -
France Monarchy is official abolished
Revolutionary Government votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
French defeat Foreign Invaders
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. France defeats -
The execution of King Louis XVI in Paris
As the population of the third estate went against the king and ececute at the Guillotine. This officially ended monarchy. People celebrated the Execution to end thier misery because of the king. -
Committee of Public Safety Established
This was formed to defence the France from its enemies. This made the French Government feel alot secure after ending the monarchy. -
Law of Suspects Passes
This law was made to punish those who went against their country and betrya thier countrymen., since the Government just formed and wanted to protect the country from enemies. It was passed during the regin of terror. -
End of the Reign of Terror
The revolutionary leader was executed becasue he acted as a king and France didn't want that since it was just recovered fro the monarchy government. -
Creation of the Directorate
As the National convention was dissolved, the executvie branch was run by five directors. Since they were too weak to resolve France's problems and making an imbalnce economy. -
Napolean named First Consul
During France's hard times,Napolean took over by overthrowing the DIrectory. Then the directory was replaced by three- member consulate, in which Napolean was the first consul declaring himself as the head of the state. -
Coronation of Napolean Bonaparte
Napolean was crowned after a thousand years becasue he conquered Europe. The coronation took place on December 2, 1804. For the ceremony of the coronation, Napolean hired Jacques-Louis David to draw the coroantion on canvas. Now the French Government was taken over by Dictatorship.
