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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 Estate refused to abide by the kings one vote for each estate order
3rrd Estate proclaimed themselvesas legislature, NationalConvention made them have the right to vote. -
Tennis Court Oath
Swore to become known and woould not leave court untill they written a constitution -
The storming of the bastille
Killed commander and stuck his head onto a stick. -
The Great Fear Begins
the poor 3rd estate Fears king would punish them for killing commander, rumor heard of king hiring secret people to deal with them. -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
Began transforming century of France tradition. -
Declaration of the Right of Man
States principle of French revolution shows strong influence of enlightment ideal. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
Woman Paris wrote about right for a woman, but turned down. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
Royal Family Encouraged leaders to take border step/agression against the 3rd estate. -
New Constitution adopted
Citizen gain voting rights -
BEginning of Legislative Assembly
Only 25 years old or older have the right to vote -
Brunswick manifesto warns that royal family must not be harmed or else
Austrilla and Pruss issue declaration warning against harming French monarch -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
Mob marched on the Tuileries Palace and slaughtered all the guards there. -
French Monarcy is offically abolished
Revolutionary Gov't vote to abolish the monarch and establis hthe first Republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invades Austria and Prussia who are attempting to preserve the monarchy.
France turns the tide of the war and take the offensive against the invaders. -
The execution of king Lous XVI in Paris
Guard of 1,200 horsemen escore former king to his execution -
Committee of public safety established
Formed government in France during Reign of terror -
Law of suspects passes beginning of the regin of terror in France
A period of viloence conflict between political conflict -
End of the Reign of Terror- execution of Robespierre
Ended in july 1794 alot of leaders executed -
National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the Directorate
French national convention met for first time. Replaced the old legistlative. -
Napoleon named First Consul
Emperor of France made legal reform Napoleonic code. -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France
A painting that impose dimenose of son that was in revolution.
