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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call the Estates General
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempty to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate -
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 Estate Refuses to vote for each Estate order
This event was significant because they were all for the king and just went along with him but, due to the Enlightenment thhinkers they voted against the kings vote. -
Tennis Court Oath
This event was important because this was at the face of the event, Louis relented and allowed each representative to have a vote. -
The Storming of the Bastille
This event was significant because the way they stormed the Bastille for weapons and the attack was a powerful symbol of the French Revolution -
Great Fear Begins
The Importance of this event was that it wasn't really a true thought on what was going to happen. The people heard rumors that the king would punish the Third Estate and it caused Fear amongst the people. -
National Asembly Abolishes Feudalism
The Auguest Decrees was basically the laws that were going to be added. It's important because it abolished Feudalism and added the 19 decrees as well. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The significance of the Declaration of the Rights of Man is because it basically asked for equality. Rights were given to the people and everyone has the same rights whether you were wealth or a simple peasant -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
It's significant because a crowd of women demanding break for their families gathered other discontented parisans, including some men, and marched toward Versailles -
Royal Family's Flight From Varennes
It's significant because despite the kings treachery, the king was not punished. The assembly, wanted either a Regency nor to redraft their brand New Constitution declared that he had been kidnapped -
New Constitution adopted
This is significant because it was the second written constitution of France and one of the basic percepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionally and establishing popular soverignty, following the steps of the United States. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
This is important because during the French Revolution, the legiskative ASsembly was the legislative of France. It orivuded the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention -
Royal Family must not be harmed
This is significant and important because the Duke of Brunswick, demanded that paris disarm and threatened to level the city if they resisted or harmed the royal family. the assembly was offended and ordered the sections of Paris to ready themselves. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
This was significant because it was basically " The Second Revolution " and due to this event caused King Louis XVI and the royal family to take shelter with the Legislative Assembly. This proved to be the effective and of the French Monarchy. -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned -
French Victors from Austria and Prussia
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
Execution of King Louis XVI in Paris
This was significant because this execution was the ultimate repudiation of the old order of government. Also, with this led to a man named Napoleon to rise -
Committee of Public Safety Established
This was important because the committee of Public safety established succeeded. the previous committee of General Defence and assumed its role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion. -
Beginning of Reign of Terror in France
This was important because it was a decree passed during the reign of terror. It was marked significant weakening of individual freedoms that led to " revolutionary paranoia " that swept the nation. -
End of Reign of Terror
This was significant because basically King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were killed and it was " The end of Reign and Terror ". All the fighting against the gov't came to an end. -
National Convention dissolved and the creation of the Directorate
this was important and significant because the directory was a body of fire directors that held executive power ibn France following the convention and proceeding the Consulate. -
Napoleon named First Consul
This was significant because of the Consulate was the government of France between the fall of the directory until the Nepoleon Empire rose. -
Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of France
This was significant because the french revolution was basically about to remove the King and Queen for their unequalities that were taking place. But, now a man named Napoleon came into power due to the weakness of the gov't and declares himself Emperor of France
