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Taxes On The Rise?
Charles Alexandre de Calonne, the Controller General of Finances brought up that they were in some financial trouble and tried to find solutions but, none of them came to mind. King Louis XVI suggested that the taxes be raised but, the aristocrats resisted and opposed this idea strongly. -
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The French Revolution
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Storming of Bastille
The Storming of Bastille was the start of the French Revolution. The Storming of Bastille was when the French stormed the castle in search of guns powder to protect themselves from the alarming soldiers carrying riffles. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
On August 26, 1789, the Declaration of the Rights of Man was agreed upon and passed, later abolishing nobility in 1790. -
Fete de la Federation
The first anniversary od the Revolution is celebrated at Champ-de-Mars. Champ-de-Mars are fields near the edge of Paris. -
Riot!
6000 people gathered in Champs-du-Mars or, a large field on the edge of Paris and signed a petition. The Mayor of Paris and Lafayette lead the soldiers through the crowd to rid them but, a riot broke out in which 50 people we're killed. -
Off With Their Heads!
August 10, 1792, the monarchy was overthrown and an estimation of about 1200 kings men and insurgents, we're killed. 800 of them we're kings men and 400 of them were the insurgents. A republic was formed. -
Slavery Abolished
February 4, 1794, Slavery was abolished in the French colonies. -
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Time of Great Terror
During this timespan of almost 2 months, 1400 women and men had been executed. Nearly 200 deaths were averaging a week during this time. -
Tough Times
After a tough winter, the people had marched and marched to ask that the Rebuplican constitution be put into effect. The people were low on food and had asked for bread while they marched to show the crucial situation they were in. -
20 More Killed
The White Terror said that the 20 Jacobin prisoners were killed. For the first time since 1789, the army was used against the citizens to silence the riot that had arroused. -
Directory Overthrown
Napoleon Bonaparte had overthrown the directory and created his own regimen based on his power.
